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Retailers already scrambling for holiday workers by Reema Khrais Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | 11:34 PM The holiday season may still feel far away, but it's already started for retailers and delivery companies.  Many of them have been on the hunt for seasonal workers since the summer. Companies will need to hire extra  “warehouse drivers, transportation individuals, logistics professionals, and then all of the technical experts,” said Jim Link, chief human resources officer at the staffing firm Randstad. At some distribution and fulfillment centers that handle online orders, hiring quadruples during the holiday season. Most weeks, the staffing agency Hire Dynamics places about 4,000 people in jobs, said CEO Larry Feinstein. During the holiday season, that number is closer to 6,000. “My biggest worry is can we fill all the orders? Can we get the right talent for the demand that’s out there?” he said The right talent--and often the most difficult [...]

  What was behind Macy's decision to cut more stores? By Sally Herships August 11, 2016 | 4:41 PM Macy's says that its plan to close 100 locations across the country will give the company a chance to elevate its "total customer experience across all methods of shopping." But don’t go blaming the internet. “Eighty-five percent of purchasing happens in a brick-and-mortar environment,” said Steve Goldberg, president of The Grayson Company, a consulting firm focused on retail, wholesale, brands and investors. “The Macy’s story and Macy’s closing is not terribly surprising,” he said. During the course of its growth, Macy’s acquired stores, many of which were not productive. The real problem he said, is that retail in the United States is bloated. “The American retail landscape has far too many stores.” Or as the industry says, we are over-stored. Josh Pollack, an associate partner at the Parker Avery Group, a retail consulting firm, [...]