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Increasing Starting Hourly Wage to $15 on Aug. 2
Quarter-to-Date Sales Up Approximately 2.5% Compared to Last Year
Sales Up Approximately 15% Compared to Last Year Since Stores
Re-opened for Customer Shopping
MINNEAPOLIS, July 21, 2020 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced updates related to employee pay evolution and Q2 FY21 quarter-to-date sales performance.
Employee Pay Evolution
The company is raising the starting hourly wage for all Domestic employees to $15 effective Aug. 2.
“Strong consumer demand, combined with shopping experiences that emphasize safety and convenience, has helped produce our sales results to date,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said.
I genuinely hope you and your family are staying safe and feeling well. We all know the world continues to react to an unprecedented pandemic, and I wanted to update you on the ways in which Best Buy is evolving to meet our customers’ vital technology and appliance needs. Just as importantly, I want to share a big step forward in how we are now able to better serve you in your home.
Across the country — in virtually every city, county and state in which there is a stay-at-home order — we have been designated an “essential” retailer.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 15, 2020 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced business updates related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said, “The situation we are all facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is truly unprecedented. As we previously communicated, we made the decision for the health and safety of our customers and employees to shift our stores to a temporary enhanced curbside service-only model starting March 22. At that time, we also suspended all in-home delivery, installation and repairs.”
Earlier this week, we announced changes to how Best Buy will run our business in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, I wanted to share some of my thoughts about what we’re facing and how Best Buy is responding.
Right now, our role as a consumer electronics retailer is rapidly shifting and we are striving to make the best decisions with two goals in mind: The first is to protect our customers, employees and their families. The second is to do the best we can to serve the millions of Americans who are looking to us for increasingly vital technology tools to stay connected, as well as household necessities.