Best Buy Lays Off Geek Squad Team Members in Latest Job Cuts

Best Buy Co. has been making job cuts across the company, including reductions to its Geek Squad team.

The consumer electronics retailer is laying off employees in its customer care and in-home field teams, according to a Best Buy spokesperson, who said a very small number of workers were affected.

Members of the Geek Squad, the group that helps customers with technology support and repair services in store and at home, are being let go. The consumer electronics retailer has more than 80,000 employees, according to its most recent annual report.

Best Buy’s customer services — especially its hands-on and ...