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Kohl’s to ramp up holiday hiring by 10%
Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- Kohl’s Corp. said Tuesday it plans to hire more than 52,700 associates this holiday season, about a 10% increase over last year’s holiday hiring numbers.
Kohl’s said it anticipates hiring an average of 41 associates per store, a 4% increase over 2011, as well as 5,700 seasonal DC positions and more than 30 seasonal credit operations positions.
Hiring began this month, and most jobs will be filled by mid-November, said the retailer. -
Fred's launches no fee layaway program for holiday gift purchases
MEMPHIS — Fred's on Friday launched a holiday layaway plan featuring no fees and a down payment of only $1.
"Fred’s realizes that the current economy presents difficult challenges to its customers and Fred's wants to offer as much assistance as it can," Fred's SVP sales and marketing Dave Mueller said. "That’s why we came up with a layaway plan that — with just one dollar down and absolutely no fees — is unlike any others and will stretch shoppers’ dollars during a time when it will be most welcome."