Best Buy to furlough 51,000 hourly U.S. store employees
April 15, 2020 at 09:45 AM EDT
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc said on Wednesday it would furlough about 51,000 hourly U.S. store employees but retain a vast majority of its full-time store and field workers to cater to a surge in demand for work-from-home equipment due to the coronavirus lockdowns.