Best Buy to replace 5,000 full-time staff with 2,000 part-timers
Despite surging sales and demand, Best Buy, the American multinational consumer electronics retail company, is planning to eliminate 5,000 full-time positions. It intends to replace these full-timers with 2,000 part-time workers. This is because customers are increasingly turning to online purchase — of televisions, laptops and other electronic gadgets— instead of visiting stores physically.
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