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Office Depot said temporary staffing will rise by a third as it
prepares for the increased customer traffic from July through
September.
Some of the new hires will help fulfill the "buy online, pick up
in store" service that the company offers, Lynn Gross, Office
Depot's vice president of human resources for retail, told
Reuters.
Traditional retailers are trying to hold on to their customers
by launching new web services as more customers prefer to shop
online.
Staples said on Monday that it will launch "Staples Rush," its
same-day delivery service to Staples.com customers in major
metropolitan areas across the United States.
Staples is overhauling its business by cutting $300 million in
costs and exploring strategic alternatives for its European
operations.
Up to Monday's close, Office Depot stock had fallen about 42
percent this year, while Staples shares had fallen nearly 10
percent.
(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik and Siddharth Cavale in Bengaluru;
Editing by Anil D'Silva)
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