Personnel

Dollar General plans to hire 10,000 new workers within the next month to support the company's expansion plans. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based discount retailer — which has planned to open 900 new stores in fiscal 2016 and another 1,000 stores in fiscal 2017 — announced Thursday it will host hiring events at 600 locations through Sept. 24. The…

Target said yesterday that it's hiring 70,000 seasonal workers during the busiest time of year for the retailer. That’s the same number as last year, reflecting a slowdown in the discount retailer’s business and less-than-rosy outlook for the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period. Of those 70,000, the vast majority will be in Target's stores, but 7,500 will be assigned…

Home shopping network QVC has laid off 100 people at its West Chester, Pa. headquarters. The company has decided to reallocate resources to focus on its West Coast expansion. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports QVC scared investors last month when CEO Michael George acknowledged a mysterious summer drop in women's clothing sales. The drop also happened around the…

Chico's FAS is cutting 200 positions at its corporate headquarters as it restructures, the company disclosed last week in its second-quarter earnings release. The company has endured a challenging time over the past few years in the competitive and evolving world of women’s retail apparel. In February 2015, 240 corporate management positions were cut. All told, 75 of the eliminated…

A Wal-Mart spokesperson said the company is cutting 7,000 back-office jobs across the country. The cuts affect employees working in accounting and invoicing positions in the company's stores, and will be rolled out over the next few months. The company stated that employees will have the option to move into more customer-facing roles. This comes…

After being on the job for less than a year, Barnes & Noble CEO Ronald D. Boire has been ousted by the company's board of directors. The bookstore chain’s board said Boire “was not a good fit for the organization,” and will be replaced by Leonard Riggio, the company's executive chairman, until a permanent leader…

American Apparel has called Los Angeles home for 27 years, but that may be coming to an end in 2019. The clothing retailer’s downtown L.A. headquarters’ lease is up in 2019 — one year before California’s minimum wage is set to rise to $15 per hour. States on the East Coast, like North Carolina and Tennessee,…

American Apparel has called Los Angeles home for 27 years, but that may be coming to an end in 2019. The clothing retailer’s downtown L.A. headquarters’ lease is up in 2019 — one year before California’s minimum wage is set to rise to $15 per hour. States on the East Coast, like North Carolina and Tennessee, […]

To support its employees’ families, Patagonia provides company-paid health care and sick time for all employees; paid maternity and paternity leave; access to on-site child care for employees at its headquarters in Ventura, California, and at its Reno, Nevada, distribution center; and financial support to those who need it, among other benefits. In particular, Patagonia…

In an increasingly digital world, online retailers can stand out from the crowd by focusing on the customer experience. One way to do that is by offering superior customer service. CARiD, one of the largest online retailers of aftermarket auto parts, is doing exactly this. Gerald Major, director of client experience for CARiD, says he…