Target, Kohl's announce holiday hiring plans

Minneapolis-based Target plans to hire 80,000 to 90,000 temporary employees nationwide for the Christmas shopping season, Fox Business reports. That is slightly fewer than last year, but Target notes 30 percent of the seasonal workers it hired last year stayed with the retailer permanently. Meanwhile, Wisconsin-based Kohl's plans to boost its temporary workforce by more than 10 percent from last year.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: Sep 18, 2012

Minneapolis-based Target plans to hire 80,000 to 90,000 temporary employees nationwide for the Christmas shopping season, Fox Business reports. That is slightly fewer than last year, but Target notes 30 percent of the seasonal workers it hired last year stayed with the retailer permanently.

It appears Kohl's is expecting a busier holiday shopping season this year. The Wisconsin-based department store chain says it plans to boost its temporary workforce by more than 10 percent from last year, according to a news release. About 52,7000 employees will be added to stores and distribution centers nationwide.

Hiring is already underway and is expected to be complete by mid-November.

The Business Journal writes roughly 800 seasonal workers will be hired at the 19 stores in the Twin Cities metro.

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That's 20 percent more than last year.

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That's more than it hired last year.

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It's a 40 percent rise on last year.

Minnesota-based Target Corp. is trimming back on its seasonal hires for the holidays. KARE 11 reports that the retail giant will hire anywhere from 80,000 to 90,000 seasonal workers this year, down from 92,000 in 2011. Walmart and Kohl's on the other hand, are increasing their seasonal work forces.

In Minnesota, the Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based retailer says it will hire more than 900 people at its two dozen stores in the state. The company says they're able to hire more employees than the last holiday season because of strong store growth.

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