Target, which employs about 350,000 people in 1,839 stores
across the United States, said it would also offer extra hours
to existing workers.
Retailers' holiday hiring plans often reflect their sales
expectations for the most competitive shopping season of the
year, which begins a day after Thanksgiving and continues into
early January. For many stores, holiday shopping accounts for
nearly a third of annual sales.
Macy's Inc said on Wednesday it would hire 80,000 temporary
workers for the holiday season, in line with last year's initial
hiring, and assign more hands to cater to online orders.
Minneapolis-based Target, which began raising hourly wages to
$12 from $11 earlier this year, said all workers hired after
Sept. 16 would receive a minimum of $12 an hour.
Last year, the company vowed to pay $15 an hour by the end of
2020, the so-called "living wage" for which labor advocates
across the United States are campaigning.
Target also said it was investing more than $2 million in an
employee rewards program during the holiday season.
(Reporting by Richa Naidu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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