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Best Buy is laying off 600 Geeks. -- (link)

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) Jul 6 '12, 16:20

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Can't really blame that on online retailers :/ (economy.ocregister.com)

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As cray cray as it sounds...Best Buy is going the way of Radio Shack... - budice Jul 6, 17:22
CNBC said 2400 Geek squad guys -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 17:07 5
- Geek Squad is probably their only remaining profit area. It's quite a scam. - Mop on Chrome on iPad Jul 6, 19:32
- Our paper said 2400 total - 600 Geeks and 1800 others. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 6, 17:13 2
  - ah! thanks -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 17:22
  - Hmm. Now there is a story that says 2400 execs and management and they will actually hire 1000 more Geeks! -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:15
- SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! - Best Buy Execs Jul 6, 17:08
Tip of the iceberg. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 16:59
The best part of this is, that each store is letting the geeks *choose* which ones dies. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:53 3
- I got my money on Chuck Bartowski -- nm - amoxy Jul 6, 17:12
- they should raise money, film an event like Hunger Games and put it in live PPV -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 16:57 1
  - I would watch the shit out of that. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:59
Best Buy is not long for this world. They get a jump start on finding new jobs over the others -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:21 15
- From what I've heard HH Gregg is in worse shape. -- nm - the liioulu wijht extraneous j Jul 6, 16:55 4
  - They are opening a new location her in town. Wonder if it'll last... -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 17:21
  - They have always seemed like a local business. - Spawn Jul 6, 16:57 2
    - one thing that helps them here...when people buy a house and they get an allowance to buy appliances a lot of reality companies... - Remlik Jul 6, 17:08
    - They opened a bunch here. - the liioulu wijht extraneous j Jul 6, 16:58
- What do you see as the portent of BBs doom? -- nm - Capstern Jul 6, 16:22 9
  - Sales slumping numbers, CEO that crippled the company, Amazon eating them for lunch. - Bacon Jul 6, 16:25 8
    - Amazon Showrooms -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:30
    - It is annoying. From my house, I would drive past no less than FOUR Best Buys to get to a Fry's. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:56 1
      - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 16:58
    - To put it simply, brick and mortars are like dinos. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:26 4
      - A lot of things that are 'permanent'; bound books, wired phones, movies in a format that you have to take off the shelf and put into a device. others? -- nm - CrankYanker Jul 6, 16:34
      - Unless you can position yourself well like a Target or a Walmart. - Bacon Jul 6, 16:28 2
        
        This is get as people will still want to buy some things in person and not online. But yes I see chains like Target and Walmart eventually killing - Capstern Jul 6, 16:30 1
        
        Yes, I will always patron a brick and mortar as long as there is a value in doing so. -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:32

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