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America’s largest mall has made the decision to close on Thanksgiving. The Mall of America alerted its 1,200 employees earlier this week that it will close on the holiday. However, the 520 stores within the mall will still have the option to remain open on Turkey Day, though mall executives believe most will follow suit.…

The position of chief marketing officer has been vacant at Old Navy for six months, but that’s about to change. Jamie Gersch, most recently chief marketing officer at Charlotte Russe, will fill the position at the end of October. Gersch will be replacing Ivan Wicksteed, who recruited Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for…

American Apparel has hired a new CEO — a lawyer with a background in mergers and acquisitions. Chelsea Grayson has served as general counsel for American Apparel for almost two years. She will now be the top executive when Paula Schneider, the CEO brought aboard last year to turn around the company’s fortunes, vacates the position on…

Nordstrom is making moves to accelerate its e-commerce and mobile efforts. Ken Worzel was named president of Nordstrom.com after serving as the company’s executive vice president of strategy and development since 2010. To better align Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, Co-President Erik Nordstrom will now be responsible for the Nordstrom brand, including Nordstrom stores, Nordstrom.com and…

Twenty-one states and a coalition of business and industry groups filed separate federal lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez and the top Wage and Hour Administrator, David Weil, to try to block the federal overtime regulation changes. The changes are set to go into effect on Dec. 1,…

Kmart is closing 64 stores across 28 states. Sears Holdings, which owns Sears and Kmart, informed Kmart employees of the closures on Friday, according to several local news reports and multiple employees who spoke with Business Insider. The stores that are closing will begin liquidation sales on Sept. 22 and close by mid-December, employees said. Total Retail's…

Kohl's said today that it plans to hire more than 69,000 workers this holiday season, the same number of seasonal hires as 2015, which was up about 3 percent from 2014. Positions are available across more than 1,100 stores in 49 states, as well as in distribution and fulfillment centers nationwide, and at Kohl's credit…

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…