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Factbox-U.S. retailers unveil hiring plans ahead of holiday shopping season

2023-09-19 19:53
U.S. retailers plan to hire thousands to boost staffing in their warehouses and distribution centers as they prepare
Factbox-U.S. retailers unveil hiring plans ahead of holiday shopping season

U.S. retailers plan to hire thousands to boost staffing in their warehouses and distribution centers as they prepare for the crucial holiday shopping season.

Hiring of seasonal workers by U.S. retailers is set to drop to levels last seen in 2008, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, while holiday sales are estimated to grow at their slowest pace in five years.

Here is a list of companies that have announced hiring plans for this holiday season:

Retailers Hiring plans - Hiring plans -

2023 2022

Target 100,000

100,000

Macy's 41,000

38,000

Bath & Body 2,500 N/A

Works

1-800-Flowe 8,000 8,000

rs.com

Kroger "seeking to hire "seeking to

thousands of hire thousands

associates" of associates"

(Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)