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”
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SMB Hiring: A Gameplan for Growth [Infographic]
Following the lead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday—two of the busiest shopping days of the holiday season—comes “Small Business Saturday.” The day after Black Friday is now reserved for those who shun the big box retailers, preferring use local merchants to complete their Christmas lists. This new shopping milestone is designed to promote theContinue reading “SMB Hiring: A Gameplan for Growth [Infographic]”
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”
