Insight Report 9 minutes PremiumHoliday 2020: US Retail and Logistics Firms Boost Staff Numbers for an Online Holiday Season Coresight Research October 12, 2020 What's InsidePart of our Holiday 2020 series, this report outlines key developments related to holiday hiring in US retail. We discuss the following: Multiyear trends in seasonal hiring by major retail and logistics firms, including hiring numbers announced so far for 2020. Early signs are that major US retailers will hire similar or fewer numbers of seasonal employees compared to last year. Among retailers that have announced hiring plans against the uncertain background of the pandemic, hiring is mainly aimed at bolstering workforces to cater for a huge anticipated surge in e-commerce activity. Hiring in allied sectors, such as shipping and logistics, is expected to broad offsetting reduced demand in parts of traditional retail, in light of coronavirus-related retail bankruptcies, sales declines and shifts toward online shopping. Our US Holiday Retail 2020 Databank includes regularly updated data on holiday hiring by major US retailers and logistics firms—click here to access the Databank. Click here to read Coresight Research’s coverage of US holiday retail for the 2020 season. To gain key retail insights for holiday hiring in 2019, read last year’s report here. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: RetailTech: Retail’s Green Revolution—Five Technologies Driving Sustainability2023 US Tax Tracker #2: IRS Issues $127.3 Billion in Refunds, Number of Returns Up by 10.6%US Store Tracker Extra, August 2023: Retailers To Open 78 Million Square Feet of New Retail Space This Year10 US Consumer and Retail Trends 2024 Across Four Focus Areas
