Kohl's plans holiday hiring spree
Retailer Kohl's said Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, that it expects to hire more than 52,000 workers for the annual holiday shopping season. / Douglas McFadd/Getty Images
(CBS/AP) MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - Kohl's Corp. (KSS) said Tuesday that it expects to hire more than 52,700 people this holiday season, up more than 10 percent from last year.
The department store operator anticipates hiring an average of 41 associates per store, up 4 percent from 2011. Kohl's, based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., operates 1,146 stores in 49 states. It also expects to hire 5,700 people for jobs at its distribution centers and 30 people for seasonal positions in its credit operations business.
A retailer's hiring plans can indicate its expectations for the make-or-break holiday shopping season.
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In a report, Booz & Co. said it expects holiday sales this year to be flat, with consumers likely to remain "very cautious" in their spending.
The consulting firm expects home entertainment gear and apparel to sell well, while demand is also likely to increase for downloadable gifts such as e-books and music. By contrast, sales of electronics equipment is expected to fade.
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- Oh goody! Hire a bunch of people to sell a bunch of over-priced imported garbage from China, et al. Yeah, we have a Kohl's store in our area and I visited it once.
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- My first thouht is what happens to many of the people who will be let go after the holiday season. Then I remembered how, for a number of years, my wife took temporary retail jobs around the holidays to have some extra money to buy gifts for the family. It would be nice if those hired for the holidays were offered full-time jobs but their are still some people who only want to earn some supplemental income around the holidays.
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