Target has announced that it will open 26 new stores on October 11th, creating 5000 jobs. This comes even as Target’s numbers continue to slip. Over the last few years, Target has lost 14% of its shoppers and those still shopping at Target are spending 31% less. In the second quarter, Target [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 3, 2009
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based department store chain will open at least seven new stores in Southern California this year, creating at least 4,200 new jobs. The chain is increasing its total stores in California to 121. The new locations include Cypress, Downey, Los Angeles, Monrovia, Tustin, Upland and Whittier. Jobs fairs for the news stores will be held [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sunflower Farmers Markets, a chain of “organic” and natural foods markets, is opening its third store in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the end of the month, creating 100 jobs. The chain will open a fourth Albuquerque location in 2010. It also plans to open two stores in Santa Fe. Founded in 2002, the Albuquerque-based Sunflower Farmers Markets [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Swedish furniture and home goods retailer Ikea will cut more jobs than previously announced, as furniture sales plummet. The latest layoffs target production and logistics. The international retailer has not announced how many more jobs will be lost. In the past year, it has cut 5,000 positions. The firm still intends to open 50 new stores, creating [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 25, 2009
Home improvement retail chain Lowe’s will open a store in Durham, North Carolina in August, hiring 175 people locally. The company will soon post job openings on its web site. Mooresville, North Carolina-based Lowe’s Companies is a chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wal-Mart Stores will create more than 22,000 crummy non-union jobs in the US, as it expands stores and opens new locations. In anticipation of its annual shareholders meeting tomorrow, the company announced it will create over 1,000 low-paying jobs each in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. The big box retail [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 27, 2009
Apple Computer’s Apple Store retail chain laid off the equivalent of 1,600 full-time jobs in Q2. Average revenue per store had fallen to $5.9 million, from $7.1 million in 2008. Apple Stores employ 14,000 full-time equivalent workers, down from 15,600 at the end of Q1. The company will still open new stores in 2009, but fewer than anticipated. The [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 1, 2009
A brand new Lowe’s home improvement store has opened in Ticonderoga, New York, creating 112 new jobs. Most of the jobs are full-time positions, 96% of which were filled by locals. “It’s nice to travel a mile and a half and come to work in my community,” said area man David Patnode, who used to commute to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, plans to eliminate up to 800 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. The 5% reduction covers some real estate positions as Wal-Mart opens fewer US stores this year. Some apparel-buying and planning jobs will be shifted to New York City. The cuts will also include marketing and support administration [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
Home Depot will eliminate 7,000 jobs, about 2% of its workforce, shut its Expo home design centers and cut corporate support staff. Wall Street was thrilled with the worker layoffs, sending the construction retail chain’s shares up 6%. The world’s largest home improvement retailer is freezing the salaries of all officers. The closing of Expo will affect about [...]
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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