Yes. Best Buy filed 14 WARN notices to cut 1,313 jobs in 6 states, with the layoffs effective Mar 17, 2026. The most recent was filed Jan 16, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
1,313 roles affected across 14 filings in 6 states.
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heavy executive turnover (4 SEC leadership-change filings)
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 6 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Best Buy has filed 14 WARN notices between 2009 and 2026, cutting 1,313 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (106 jobs) after a quiet prior year.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Best Buy, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.
Jun 22, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-22 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Apr 22, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-04-22 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Dec 1, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-12-01 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Sep 12, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-09-12 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Jul 11, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-07-11 by BEST BUY CO INC (BBY).SEC filing →
Yes. Best Buy filed 14 WARN notices to cut 1,313 jobs in 6 states, with the layoffs effective Mar 17, 2026. The most recent was filed Jan 16, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
How many jobs is Best Buy cutting?
1,313 jobs, across 14 official WARN filings in 6 states.
When do the Best Buy layoffs take effect?
The most recent filing lists an effective date of Mar 17, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.
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