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by whoopdedo 2696 days ago
The article says Best Buy didn't have to layoff employees. But why would they ever? Retail has a high turnover rate already. All they had to do was not hire replacements when people left on their own. Or hire a part-time worker when a full-timer quits.

Is there any national retailer other than Walmart that has not been forced to reduce their labor budget as a response to Amazon? None that I've looked into.

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Maybe Costco, I hear they've been doing well.
Any Costco in my area is packed to the brim Fri-Sun to the point that you have to drive around looking for spots.

It isn’t empty Mon-Thurs either.