Best Buy : Hubert Joly Opens Up About Diversity and Inclusion
November 04, 2017 at 01:24 pm EDT
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Boua XiongStaff Writer
Best Buy Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly welcomed the Twin Cities Black Affinity Network to corporate headquarters on Saturday for a conversation about diversity and inclusion.
'My purpose is to inspire people around me in a positive way and to use the position I have as a platform to create positive change,' Hubert told the crowd of about 250.
Part of that change is bringing more diversity to the workplace. 'If we don't embrace the richness of backgrounds and experiences, then it's going to be a terrible world for individuals who feel excluded,' Hubert said.
That's why he is committed to creating an open culture. In addition to welcoming the Twin Cities Black Affinity Network to campus, Hubert has signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and recently took the ParityPledge™, promising to interview at least one qualified woman candidate for every position, vice president and above.
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Best Buy Co., Inc. specializes in retail distribution of consumer electronic products and entertainment products. The group provides primarily computing products (computers, peripherals, software), hi-fi products (televisions, DVD players, etc.), cameras, mobile phones, audio systems and home appliances (washers, refrigerators, etc.). Net sales break down by area of activity as follows:
- the United States (92.4%): activity insured, at 28/01/2023, through a network of 978 stores distributed by names mainly between Best Buy (925) and Pacific Sales (20);
- Canada (7.6%): 160 stores distributed between Best Buy (127) and Best Buy Mobile (33).
Products are also marketed through Websites (primarily Bestbuy.com, BestBuyMobile.com, GeekSquad.com, MagnoliaAV.com, PacificSales.com, and FutureShop.ca).