Best Buy to Re-open Many Stores in the U.S. Soon

After countless weeks of having to make appointment only shopping at Best Buy the only way to get products, the company will soon be allowing some stores to open.

Best Buy revealed in a blog post on Tuesday that it will reopen 800 locations in the U.S. on June 15, minus the need by customers to make an appointment. The number of customers allowed inside the store at once will be capped at 25% of capacity, or 60 or more customers depending on the store size.

Masks will be handed out to shoppers and extra sanitation will be a focus by employees. The company operates nearly 1,000 stores in the U.S. which means almost all of the company’s stores will be open soon.

Curbside pickup will still be available for customers and in-home consultations will also resume after being held virtually since March.

Best Buy said it will bring back 9,000 of its previously furloughed full-time and part-time employees and Geek Squad agents. That would still leave about 41,000 Best Buy workers furloughed as part of the company’s cost containment efforts tied to the outbreak. The furlough had went into effect on April 19th.

“Throughout the pandemic, nothing has been more important to us than the safety of our customers and employees,” wrote Best Buy’s retail president Ray Sliva in the blog post.

“We’re now confident we can provide a safe experience for shoppers who want to visit our stores to browse, see tech products firsthand and get helpful advice from our Blue Shirts or Geek Squad Agents.”

Disclaimer: We have no position in Best Buy Co Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and have not been compensated for this article.