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As screen time soared in 2020, so did Best Buy. Revenue at the electronics retailer rose 8.3% to $47 billion in 2020 compared with the prior year—enough to push the company up 37 spots on the Global 500 list this year. Profit, meanwhile, climbed a hefty 16.7%. The good news came, in part, from the work-from-home revolution, as newly remote workers stocked up on home office equipment and other technology. But it's not rosy for everyone at Best Buy. The retailer expects online shopping to account for 40% of sales next year compared to just 19% two years earlier—which prompted the company to announce store closures and 5,000 layoffs in early 2021.
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- LeadershipBest Buy CEO Corie Barry: The pandemic shifted customers’ digital expectationsAugust 5, 2021 11:30 PM UTC