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Why Target and others are giving workers Thanksgiving off

by Justin Ho
Nov 22, 2021
Employers want to keep their workers happy in this tight labor market — and holiday staffing is expensive.
Target announced that it will be closed on Thanksgiving Day going forward.
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Pandemic pushes holiday retail jobs off the sales floor

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 27, 2020
Hiring is down overall, but up for e-commerce jobs. Warehouse and shelf-stocking jobs have tripled compared to past years.
Masks and hand sanitizer are given to customers entering a Dick's Sporting Goods during the pandemic. "The holiday season is going to look very different for retailers and workers alike," one economist says.
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Meet Gaile, 70, convenience store cashier

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 18, 2020
Gaile is part of the sales industry and works part time. She's part of the largest growing segment of workers — those over 55.
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The financial reality facing America's 16 million retail workers

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 29, 2018
A lot of retail workers have to use credit cards and borrow money from family members to meet basic expenses.
A female Wal-Mart employee walks through a parking lot as she returns to work at a Wal-Mart store June 23, 2004 in St. Charles, Illinois.
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The retail industry is taking a cue from coal country

by David Brancaccio
Jan 3, 2018
Retail workers are banding together to amplify their voices.
A view of a J.C. Penny department store in Fort Worth, Texas.
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