From Challenger:
Retail has shed 67,596 jobs this year, with over 3,000 announced in August. Retail job cuts are 51 percent higher this year than through the same point last year, when 44,643 retail jobs were cut. But relief may be coming soon.
Source:
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/layoffs-surge-cuts-retail.aspx
@2ljk I assume you worked in Utah? Since you got paid Sundays time and half. I heard from someone that has years being maintenance for Sears he saw the changes from a great company to work to a crap company. It use to be a good place to work their seem to be chances of advancing in the company, but he said that ever since the manager took over (he saw like 3 manager transcend) the current one was the worse. He basically took the store and kept it at a bare minimum no chance of advancing, I have seen it from ASM's and the manager trying to brain wash you to work hard and tell you theirs chance to advance (take GEM's program for example, biggest scam of them all).
I have seen the changes from hours getting cut to the bone more work added. The biggest fault goes to not investing in the actual store and trying to modernize in todays time. Sears had so many chances to capitalize joining the smart phone business, being a hybrid like Amazon instore/online, but they never attempted to evolve they just stayed behind.
As a high school student, I worked part time at the Sears near my home. My schedule was 27.5 hours per week, and we got time and a half for working on Sunday. Holiday season was insane but I took every hour I could get and the money I earned helped pay for my first year of college.
Retail ain't what it was once-upon-a-time. But companies like Amazon, Walmart, Target, etc., show that it can be viable. Sears gave up the ghost long ago. All that's left is the final goodbye.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/technology/amazon-us-jobs/index.html
I am not pinning my hopes on anything. I was just stating the fact that Amazon said they will create 100,000 new jobs in the USA this year. I am sure that number is higher worldwide
This coming holiday season is going to be super SUPER ugly for most retail, more so for both Sears and Kmart. Last year was ugly enough and I only imagine it will be worse this year. Will probably hear about 200 or more Kmarts closing alone after Christmas.
Amazon's 100k is worldwide, and With over 4 million in the US alone working in retail, thats not even a drop in the bucket, so better not pinning your hopes in Amazon to save the day.
As for retail, it's as dead as a Dodo bird. Every day is a gift if you're in retail, at any level.
Amazon was supposedly hiring 100,000 workers this year. I am not sure if they are counted in that equation.