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Best Buy's turnaround from the past decade has been featured in numerous business publications, including this one. The former CEO who led it, Hubert Joly, called the transformation "human centric," by which he meant it took the frontline into account and eschewed the painful staff cuts that come with so many efforts to right retail ships.

This year Best Buy, under CEO Corie Barry, one of the architects of the retailer's turnaround, laid off thousands of full-time employees. Current and former staff Retail Dive spoke with said knowledgeable people were let go and morale has fallen since the cuts. At the same time, the retailer's "blue shirts" have more tasks than ever to manage as Best Buy comes fully around to the omnichannel era.

Some at the company feel squeezed, and see their stores and customer service suffering along with them. We took a look at Best Buy's stores from the point of view of those who have worked on the front line.

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