Factbox-US companies unveil hiring plans ahead of holiday shopping season

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Hiring of seasonal workers by U.S. retailers is set to drop to levels last seen in 2008, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, while holiday sales are estimated to grow at their slowest pace in five years.

Here is a list of companies that have announced hiring plans for this holiday season:

Retailers Hiring plans – Hiring plans –

2023 2022

Dick’s 9,000

Sporting 8,600

Goods

United 100,000 100,000

Parcel

Service

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) 150,000

250,000

Target 100,000

100,000

Macy’s (NYSE:M) 41,000

38,000

Bath & Body 32,500 (US and N/A

Works Canada)

1-800-Flowe 8,000 8,000

rs.com

Kroger (NYSE:KR) “Seeking to hire “Seeking to

thousands of hire thousands

associates” of associates”