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

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19/09/2023 12:45

Sept 19 (Reuters) - 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
  TGT.N       100,000           
                                
 Macy's                         41,000
  M.N         38,000            
                                
 Bath & Body  2,500             N/A
 Works                          
  BBWI.N                        
 1-800-Flowe  8,000             8,000
 rs.com                         
  FLWS.O                        
 Kroger       "seeking to hire  "seeking to
  KR.N        thousands of      hire thousands
              associates"       of associates"
 
 (Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj
Kalluvila)
 ((Savyata.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com;))