Category: holiday

Walmart to Hire 150,000 US Store Workers Ahead of Holiday Season

Walmart Inc. said on Wednesday it was planning to hire about 150,000 new U.S. store workers, most of them permanent and full-time, in preparation for the busy holiday season. The U.S. retailer also said it would offer extra hours to many of its store workers during the period, days after rival Target Corp. also said…


Nike Warns on Holiday Delays, Cuts Full-Year Sales Estimate

Nike Inc. on Thursday cut its fiscal 2022 sales expectations and said it expects delays during the holiday shopping season, blaming a supply chain crunch that has left it with soaring freight costs and products stuck in transit. Months-long factory closures in Vietnam, where about half of all Nike footwear is manufactured, have piled more…


Never Too Early: Holiday Prep

Holidays? Already? Hear me out. You know that dream you have of the holiday season when your days are spent baking cookies, sipping cocoa by the fire, enjoying all of the local holiday events in your community with your family, and perhaps looking forward to a family getaway right after the holidays? The beauty of…


4 Ways to Save Money During the Holiday Season

The holiday season can be the very best time of the year. It is often a time of homecoming, celebration, and opportunity to connect with friends and family. However, for many people, the holiday season can also be the most stressful time of the year. There are many reasons for this, but money often tops…


Walmart to Hire 20,000 Supply Chain Workers Ahead of Holiday Season

Walmart Inc. said on Wednesday it planned to hire 20,000 workers at its supply chain division ahead of the busy holiday season as the world’s largest retailer and other major rivals battle a logistics and labor crunch. The roles, a mix of part-time and full-time jobs ranging from freight handlers to lift drivers, will be…


UK’s Raab Responds to Questions About Holiday as Kabul Fell

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has for the first time addressed questions about his being on holiday in Crete as the Taliban advanced through Afghanistan and took Kabul. “With the benefit of hindsight I would have been back earlier, but we were all surprised by the scale and the pace of the collapse of the situation,”…


Bill to Turn Election Day Into State Holiday Moving Through California Assembly

Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make Election Day a state holiday in California. The new holiday would take the place of Presidents Day in even-numbered years. Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley), who recently introduced the legislation at the State Assembly’s Committee on Elections, called Assembly Bill 53 (AB 53) “a bipartisan effort” designed…


Politicians’ Holiday Trips Provoke Backlash

Federal and provincial politicians have faced backlash and consequences following trips abroad over the holidays, while a large Christmas gathering by an independent MPP has prompted a police investigation. Jacqueline Biollo, a principal with Aurora Strategy Group, said the politicians’ actions are regrettable, even if their political careers survive. “I’m embarrassed for each and every…


Reunion at Walmart: Dog Lost for 3 Weeks Wanders Into Store to Find Owner at Work

June Rountree was frantic when her dog, Abby, went missing, leaving behind just her collar and leash tied to a ground stake. For days, June and her husband searched for their beloved pet, but she was nowhere to be seen. The Rountrees started losing hope. But they couldn’t have anticipated getting their very own holiday…