Best Buy, the US equivalent of Australias JB Hi-Fi, has reportedly carried out another round of layoffs and job restructurings last week.
The consumer electronics and appliance retailer cut some of its sales staff and reduced the pay for others, reported The Verge citing current and former employees.
The layoffs appeared to have mostly targeted in-home sales roles called designers, who would go to customers homes to help identify products that would work in their space.
Designers who were spared the job cuts were moved to more in-store roles.
Also, pay scales for a similar, existing in-store consultant position were revamped.
Best Buy confirmed the layoffs in an email to The Verge but did not specify the number of employees affected by i…
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