The 2012 holiday season was a certainly joyful one for retail workers. Despite continuing economic fears, as well as Superstorm Sandy and the presidential election, hiring soared to the highest level in six years, the Associated Press reports. Retailers added 728,300 jobs between October 1 and December 31. This was 10.3 percent higher than theContinue reading “Holidays Merry for Retail Hiring in 2012”
Tag Archives: Black Friday
Glad Tidings for Holiday Hiring
Retailers may bring glad tidings for the 2012 holiday season; hiring plans indicate what many believe to be a year of new, more adaptive sales strategies. Three fourths (75 percent) of retailers predict an increase in holiday sales this year, according to a study by global management consultants the Hay Group. Retailers also report optimismContinue reading “Glad Tidings for Holiday Hiring”