Best Buy Canada cutting 950 jobs

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Another economic victory for Harper.


Best Buy Canada cutting 950 jobs

Electronics retail giant Best Buy Canada is cutting 950 jobs at its namesake and Future Shop stores as it streamlines its business to take on tougher competition.

“We have been focusing on simplifying our store structure and increasing efficiencies to better align with the changing needs of our customers,” said Ron Wilson, president of Best Buy Canada.

The announcement Thursday comes a day after Sears Canada Inc. said it is cutting 624 employees on top of 1,628 it eliminated earlier this month.

Best Buy Canada cutting 950 jobs - The Globe and Mail
 

petros

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They sell seconds and refurbs.


I'm glad to see them suffer the wrath of competition from first rate goods being sold at competitive prices.

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taxslave

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Another economic victory for Harper.


Best Buy Canada cutting 950 jobs

Electronics retail giant Best Buy Canada is cutting 950 jobs at its namesake and Future Shop stores as it streamlines its business to take on tougher competition.

“We have been focusing on simplifying our store structure and increasing efficiencies to better align with the changing needs of our customers,” said Ron Wilson, president of Best Buy Canada.

The announcement Thursday comes a day after Sears Canada Inc. said it is cutting 624 employees on top of 1,628 it eliminated earlier this month.

Best Buy Canada cutting 950 jobs - The Globe and Mail

Says more about their poor business practices than anything about Harper. The market for selling made in China electronics is over saturated so the low end dealers gotta go.
 

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The world even for manufacturers is changing China is shipping jobs to Bangladesh
these days for cheaper labour rates watched that on TV about two weeks ago.
In addition some of these companies that once did sell seconds and refurb had a
market now the main first line product prices are coming down. In addition the
Chinese economy is flattening out, means fewer things are being made and times
are getting tough. Remember we said 2008 was a band aid? the problem is coming
back
 

petros

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The world even for manufacturers is changing China is shipping jobs to Bangladesh
these days for cheaper labour rates watched that on TV about two weeks ago.
In addition some of these companies that once did sell seconds and refurb had a
market now the main first line product prices are coming down. In addition the
Chinese economy is flattening out, means fewer things are being made and times
are getting tough. Remember we said 2008 was a band aid? the problem is coming
back
Vietnam too.
 

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Oh good. We are so near the bottom and yet can't seem to quite reach it.
Someone flush again, please.
Healthcare and other social programs soon to go.
Thank you Helmet head.
thank you.
 

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The world even for manufacturers is changing China is shipping jobs to Bangladesh
these days for cheaper labour rates watched that on TV about two weeks ago.
In addition some of these companies that once did sell seconds and refurb had a
market now the main first line product prices are coming down. In addition the
Chinese economy is flattening out, means fewer things are being made and times
are getting tough. Remember we said 2008 was a band aid? the problem is coming
back
And they have an estimated 5 trillion in unused manufacturing capacity.
 

EagleSmack

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The problem is in getting Walmart to fix your thing-a-ma-jig when it breaks.... On second thought, Best Buy jobbed out ol' FRED too....


The Geek Squad is pretty good for computers and such at Best Buy.


But anything else... yeah... you're screwed.


And Wal-Mart... you're screwed there as well. The store doesn't even know where the stuff came from... it just keeps coming.