Target, Macy's and Kohl's are doing it, as are Walmart, Amazon and Toys R Us.
Retailers across the country appear to be on a hiring binge, a surge that began in October and is so pronounced that Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. is calling it the strongest start to holiday hiring in 14 years.
The 159,500 net new jobs in retail in October marked a 6.7 percent increase from October 2012, when retailers increased their payrolls by 149,400, the outplacement firm said.
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