Holiday Bites: Top Five US Retailers by Biggest Holiday Hiring Plans 2020 Coresight Research December 22, 2020 Reasons to ReadOur Holiday Bites series features bitesize information on the shape and scale of consumer demand, retail sales and category performance in the 2020 holiday season. Click here to see more Holiday Bites as well as our in-depth research reports on US holiday retail. Click the image to read more about the topic. Against the backdrop of ongoing health risks, growing e-commerce trends and rampant retail bankruptcies, holiday hiring patterns this season underwent a radical transformation. On a comparable basis, Coresight Research had tracked a 19.8% year-over-year decline in total holiday hiring by retailers and allied sectors such as logistics companies that have announced hiring plans this year. Department stores drove the bulk of the decline, with Macy’s cutting seasonal hires to a little below 38,000 this year from 80,000 in 2019. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Back to School 2025, Part 3: Essential Categories and Apparel for the BTS Season—Athleisure and Basics Set to LeadWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 46: Boll & Branch Nearly Doubles Its Store CountApril 2025 US Retail Sales Outlook: Lowering Near-Term Growth Projections Amid Volatility and UncertaintyWalmart Investment Community Meeting 2025: From Low-Margin Retailer to Diversified, Digital Profit Engine, But Tariffs Create Uncertainty
