{UAH} Amazon adding 100,000 jobs in holiday hiring blitz

Amazon adding 100,000 jobs in holiday hiring blitz

The online retailer's move reveals a shift to online shopping, as more jobs go from 'stores and into the warehouses.'

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A forklift operator moves a pallet of goods at an Amazon fulfilment centre in DuPont, Wash. The online retailer plans to add 100,000 jobs this holiday season.

By: The Associated Press, Published on Tue Oct 20 2015

NEW YORK—Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people for the holidays, a 25-per-cent jump from last year that reveals a shift in the way we shop.

The online retailer said Tuesday that it will be hiring across the country for jobs in its fulfilment and sorting facilities. The Seattle company recently hired more than 25,000 people for regular, full-time positions. It hired 80,000 workers last year for the holidays.

Amazon stands out among retailers, with holiday hiring expected to remain largely unchanged, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

"It used to be that the bulk of holiday hires would be in customer-facing positions on the sales floor and behind the cash register, said CEO said John Challenger. "These extra workers would also help pick up the slack in the backroom, helping to receive and stock increased deliveries. Now, as more and more shopping is completed online, the holiday hiring is shifting away from stores and into the warehouses."

A mixed hiring picture from retailers is emerging during a dicey period for the U.S.

Labor Department reported earlier this month that a sharp slowdown in hiring occurred in September. Average hourly wages slipped by a penny and have risen a tepid 2.2 per cent in the past year.

Walmart is hiring 60,000 holiday employees, Target about 70,000 and Macy's 85,000, which are all about flat compared with last year. Kohl's his hiring about 2,000 additional workers. J.C. Penney and Toys "R" Us are hiring fewer, while GameStop is hiring about 12 per cent more workers.

Amazon.com Inc. has more than 90,000 full-time employees at its more than 50 fulfilment centres and 20 sorting facilities in the U.S.

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