Macy's to Hire 80,000 Holiday Workers

Macy's has announced that it plans to hire approximately 80,000 seasonal associates for its Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores for the 2012 holiday season. That would be an increase of about 2.5 percent over the retailer's 2011 holiday hires. The company's seasonal associates serve customers on the selling floor, work in store operations positions, interact with customers via the telephone in call centers, and staff the distribution and fulfillment centers.