minimum wage

How the Election, Wage Hikes and a Shortened Holiday Season are Impacting Retailers’ Hiring Strategies

Retailers are ramping up for the busiest in-store holiday shopping season since 2019, according to research from consultancy PwC. While that’s great…

Amazon Creates 125,000 More Fulfillment and Transportation Jobs Starting at $18 an Hour

Amazon is adding 125,000 new warehouse and transportation jobs as it seeks to staff up the 350 fulfillment centers, sortation centers, regional…

Reports: Walmart Raises Minimum Wage to $12, Taps Instacart for NYC Delivery

In the midst of a tight retail labor market, Walmart is increasing its minimum wage $1 to $12 an hour, and will give raises to more than 565,000 of its 1.6 million workers…

Walmart Tests $12 Hourly Minimum Wage In 500 Stores

Just a few weeks after Walmart’s U.S. CEO John Furner spoke at the NRF Big Show about how his company is seeking…

Target Minimum Wage Will Hit $13 Per Hour In June, $15 By 2020

Target will raise its minimum wage to $13 an hour in June after setting a $12 minimum in March 2018. The increase is…

Amazon Boosts Minimum Wage To $15, Lobbies For Nationwide Increase

Amazon will increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all U.S. employees, effective Nov. 1. The change affects part-time and…

Addressing A Minimum Wage Increase Without Losing Your Staff

Money talks, but a minimum wage increase will interrupt the conversation. A legislative wage increase might throw your retail business into panic,…

Target Raises Minimum Wage To $9 Per Hour

Target will increase the hourly wage for entry-level employees to $9 starting in April 2015, according to a report from Reuters. Although…

Walmart To Raise Hourly Wages For 500,000 Workers

Wal-Mart Stores will raise the salaries of 500,000 full-time and part-time associates at Walmart U.S. stores and Sam’s Clubs this year, according…

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