The retail industry added 718,500 seasonal jobs between the months of October and January, up 15% from 627,600 in 2010, according to the Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Pepsi job cuts (New York Post) Retail layoffs (FINS), AOL's new team-up (Ad Age) and more. For all the news you need throughout the day, follow salesFINSider on Twitter and Facebook.
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Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has named George Condos as its new chief operating officer, months after Wendy's Co. sold most of its stake in the restaurant chain.
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Despite seasonal hiring among store chains including Macy's and Target, retail workers took a hit in 2011 as industry consolidation and the growth in online shopping forced store closings.
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Groupon's woes (Bloomberg) TJX shakeup (Dow Jones via FINS), Crampsie's promotion (Ad Age) and more. For all the news you need throughout the day, follow salesFINSider on Twitter and Facebook.
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TJX Cos. unveiled a number of management changes in a shakeup the discount retailer hopes will spur growth. Among the moves made by TJX--the parent of T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls--will pass the reins of its largest division, Marmaxx Group, back to former HomeGoods President Richard Sherr.
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Sears' next step (Sears), less consumption (NYT), sold out (WSJ) and more. For all the news you need throughout the day, follow salesFINSider on Twitter and Facebook.
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Career books go well beyond the career bible that everyone should have on their bookshelves. Here's our list of the top 10 career books coming out in 2012 that can help you get cracking on those job resolutions before you have enough time to break them.
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The top ten advice pieces from FINS in 2011: Everything from age-proofing your resume to better networking and interviewing to avoiding getting fired.
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