Macy’s Inc. said Tuesday that it will hire about 15,000 seasonal holiday workers who will be based in the retailer’s direct-to-consumer fulfillment facilities supporting omnichannel sales, up from 3,000 last year. Macy’s plans to hire 83,000 total workers, essentially flat with last year. Fulfillment positions will be in locations including Goodyear, Ariz., Tulsa, Okla., and Secaucus, N.J. About 1,000 associates will be in customer service positions across telephone, email and online chat. And another 1,000 will be hired nationwide for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and other holiday events. Macy’s will host its first national hiring day on Sept. 30 across Macy’s, Macy’s Backstage and Bloomingdale’s stores. Most seasonal positions are part-time and require evening and weekend shifts. Some also require overnight hours. Workers will get a 20% merchandise discount. Macy’s shares are inactive in premarket trading, but down nearly 35% for the last year. The S&P 500 Index is up 9.3% for the past 12 months.
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