Doron Levy

Retail Jobs Picture Seems Merrier Heading to Holidays

November 8, 2011

FROM RETAILWIRE:
Retail hiring has picked up recently. According to a USA Today report citing Labor Department numbers, retailers added 17,800 jobs in October. The industry has been adding an average of 16,500 jobs per month so far in 2011. Do recent monthly job increases in retailing have any implications for sales this holiday season?      [more...]

The numbers can say what they want; retailers at the store level are doing more with a lot less. My network suggests that we aren't expecting a great season but not a terrible one. Most of my field peeps are hoping for any incremental gain to put on the books. That said, seasonal hiring has been tight with more hours being directed towards permanents and producers.