Target says it aims to hire roughly 100,000 workers for the holiday shopping season. The retailer’s plans, announced Monday (Sept. 16), are in line with last year’s hiring levels, and come as analysts expect a slightly slower pace of shopping for 2024. The openings are for Target’s stores and...
Holiday sales for U.S. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year. The National Retail Federation (NRF) revealed that holiday sales growth will be higher than the average increase of 3.9 percent over the past five years. However, sales will grow at a slower...
October 07, 2024
Monday (Oct. 7) marked a double dose of economic data that provided a continued diet of mixed signals. First up, the Federal Reserve’s latest data on consumer credit showed an overall slowdown in the annualized gain for credit overall in August, ratcheting down to a 2.1% pace, down sharply from 6.3% in the previous month. Mix […]
September 16, 2024
Target says it aims to hire roughly 100,000 workers for the holiday shopping season. The retailer’s plans, announced Monday (Sept. 16), are in line with last year’s hiring levels, and come as analysts expect a slightly slower pace of shopping for 2024. The openings are for Target’s stores and supply chain facilities, the company’s announcement said, noting the need […]
October 04, 2018
Holiday sales for U.S. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year. The National Retail Federation (NRF) revealed that holiday sales growth will be higher than the average increase...
