6 months ago Amazon to Add 150,000 Workers for Holiday Amid Corporate Hiring Freeze Amazon has announced that it hopes to hire 150,000 employees across its operations network for the holiday season, about the same amount…
1 year ago Big Lots Targets Potential Workers with Instant Pay and Employee Discounts Big Lots is utilizing an on-demand pay service in hopes of both enticing new hires and retaining current employees. The 1,421-store retailer…
4 years ago Low Unemployment Numbers Increase Pressure On Retail Holiday Hiring Retailers are anticipated to hire up to 650,000 seasonal workers for the 2018 holiday season, up more than 10% from last year’s…
5 years ago Holiday Hiring Subsides: Retail Jobs Decline 20,000 During December Despite a successful season that saw sales jump 4.9%, retailers actually shed workers during the holiday. Retail industry employment decreased by 20,000…
6 years ago As Amazon Adds 20% More Seasonal Employees, Retailers Must Optimize Holiday Hiring As seasonal hiring starts to pick up throughout the retail industry, Amazon certainly isn’t slowing down plans to bring more workers into…
6 years ago Can Department Stores Save Face During The Holiday Season? It’s no secret: over the past year, department stores have struggled to keep up with their more nimble counterparts — both in…
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