Best Buy temporarily furloughed approximately 51,000 domestic hourly store employees on April 19, including nearly all part-time employees as stores were closed to the public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Stores fulfilled curbside pickup orders while the stores were closed.
Employees started being brought back from furlough in mid-June and in August, the company raised its minimum starting pay to $15 an hour.
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said in a statement in November that comparable sales grew 23% as the company leveraged our unique capabilities, including our supply chain expertise, flexible store operating model and ability to shift quickly to digital, to meet what is clearly elevated demand for products that help customers work, learn, cook, entertain and connect in their homes.
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