Jobs at risk as Best Buy shops close

The company has launched a consultation about closing the 11 shops as it shifts its focus to selling more electronics goods through its Carphone Warehouse outlets.

Carphone hopes to find the “large majority” of the 1,100 staff roles elsewhere within the organisation.

Best Buy UK operates the so-called “big box” stores across the South East and Midlands, which were launched to great fanfare in 2009, and were intended to shake up the electronics market with cheaper prices and better customer service.