Holiday season

Walmart, Target Results Will Tell How Gloomy Holidays Could Get For Retailers

Walmart and Target results this week are likely to show that major retailers are heading for a turbulent holiday season as rampant inflation has made every...

Hershey Raises Sales Outlook Ahead Of Holiday Season

Confectionery firm Hershey Co raised its full-year net sales and profit forecasts on Friday, signalling strong Halloween candy sales that it expects to con...

Target To Hire 100,000 Holiday Workers, Offer Deals Earlier

Target Corp plans to hire up to 100,000 seasonal workers for the holiday season and start offering festive deals earlier than previous years.

Promotional Agility Is Key To Christmas Success For Retailers: XCCommerce

According to Robin Coles, managing director EMEA for XCCommerce, promotional agility is one of the keys to success for retailers in the Christmas seas...

Amazon UK To Hire 20,000 Temporary Workers For Holiday Season

Amazon has started recruiting for 20,000 seasonal positions across the United Kingdom to cover upcoming peak trading times, which include Christmas, joinin...

Walmart To Hire 150,000 US Store Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season

Walmart Inc has announced plans to hire about 150,000 new US store workers, most of them permanent and full-time, in preparation for the busy holiday seaso...

Walmart's Wage Hike Signals Pressure To Raise Pay In Industry Battle For Labour

Walmart Inc's move to give 565,000 of its US store workers raises of at least $1 puts the spotlight on the industry's tight, competitive labour market...

Walmart To Hire 20,000 Supply Chain Workers

Walmart Inc has announced that it plans to hire 20,000 workers at its supply chain division ahead of the busy holiday season as the world's largest retaile...