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Retailers pare back their seasonal hiring to prepare for ho-hum holidays
Black Friday shoppers may notice longer lines and fewer retail associates in some of their favorite stores than in past holiday seasons as retailers scale back seasonal hiring over concerns about consumer spending. JCPenney is hiring 12,000 fewer workers than last year. Macy’s 3,000 fewer. Meanwhile a Walmart executive said the retail giant has been […]
Two bills proposing Juneteenth as state holiday sent to subcommittee
Two bills that would make Juneteenth a state holiday were sent to a subcommittee of the House State Government Committee on Wednesday. Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, the chair of the committee, said that with several bills related to state holidays, he wants to come up with a single approach. “That means we’re going to put […]