Target Plans Big Bump in Hiring for Holidays

Chain will hire 100K, up from 70K last holiday season
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Sep 13, 2017 8:21 AM CDT
Target Will Hire 100K People for Holidays
The logo on a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa.   (Gene J. Puskar)

Target is increasing the number of people it hires to work during the holidays by 40%, to 100,000. The Minneapolis retailer said Wednesday that the seasonal hires, up 30,000 from 70,000 people it hired last year, will stock shelves at its more than 1,800 stores or fulfill online orders that customers pick up in stores, per the AP. In addition, it plans to hire 4,500 people to help pack and ship online orders at its warehouses. The company has seen online orders soar after it strengthened its online business and offered faster delivery.

Last month, the company said online sales jumped 32% during the second quarter. Rival Walmart also reported a surge in online orders during a similar period. Target said it will hold nationwide "hiring events" from Oct. 13 through Oct. 15 to interview candidates. The company employs about 323,000 people overall, well below Walmart's 1.5 million, notes the Wall Street Journal. (More Target stories.)

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