UPDATE 1-Best Buy to furlough 51,000 hourly U.S. store employees
April 15, 2020 at 10:40 AM EDT
Best Buy Co Inc said on Wednesday it would furlough about 51,000 hourly U.S. store employees and that its sales dropped about 5% in the first two months of the current quarter, as the electronics retailer kept its stores shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.