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Our Best Buy store in Kohler, Wisconsin, reopened its doors recently after damage from an electrical fire closed them in March.
In addition to new walls, flooring and paint, the store now has an expanded appliances section, a new Geek Squad consultation area and more. While the store was closed for rebuilding, employees were offered shifts at other Best Buy locations. The company also paid them for time spent volunteering in the community.
To welcome back customers and employees, the store held an event on July 6 that included photo ops with local first responders, giveaways and a live radio broadcast.
Best Buy has joined with more than 200 leading U.S. businesses, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Out and Equal in signing a “friend of the court” brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court expressing support for equality and workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.
Best Buy added its voice because we believe that opposing discrimination in all forms is fundamental in our effort to create a diverse work environment and embed inclusivity in our culture.
MINNEAPOLIS – (June 19, 2019) – After reducing its carbon emissions more than 50 percent, Best Buy is committing to achieve an even greater impact. For the first time, the company has set a goal to help consumers reduce their carbon emissions by 20 percent* and save $5 billion on utility costs by 2030, while it works to decrease its own emissions 75 percent** over the same period.
The new goals were announced today by Best Buy at the Circularity19 conference in Minneapolis and are included in its latest Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report.