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The move is the clearest sign yet that Toys "R" Us is aiming to
capitalize on the key holiday shopping season to emerge from
bankruptcy and escape liquidation.
The largest U.S. toy chain did not disclose the number of people
it planned to hire nationwide, though its announced openings for
seasonal jobs in some of the biggest U.S. states exceed 12,000
part-time jobs. The company currently employs approximately
64,000 people.
Toys "R" Us said in a statement it would hire additional
cashiers, sales associates, stock associates and staff for its
warehouses. The toy demonstrator position involves unboxing and
playing with toys, allowing kids to try them out.
Toys "R" Us has the largest need to hire in the New York City
area, followed by Los Angeles and then Groveport, Ohio, at a DHL
warehouse it uses to fulfill online orders, the company said.
The holidays are the most important selling season for Toys "R"
Us, as well as many major retailers, leading to hundreds of
thousands of people finding seasonal jobs.
Toys "R" Us does not plan to close a "disproportionate" number
of its more than 1,600 stores across the United States, and aims
to add smaller shops in urban areas including Washington, D.C.,
Boston and Detroit, the company's CEO David Brandon said on
Wednesday.
(Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli in New York; Editing by Cynthia
Osterman)
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