Business Stories for October 2012
Stories for Tuesday, October 2
Meijer hiring for both seasonal, permanent positions
Meijer will hire 12,000 employees this holiday season, including 2,500 in Ohio, and some of those jobs will be permanent rather than seasonal positions, company officials announced Tuesday. “We are in growth mode,” said Meijer spokesman Frank J. Guglielmi. “We are optimistic about how things are looking in the months ...
Auto sales remained strong in September
Americans found plenty of reasons to buy new cars in September, and that made auto sales a bright spot in the economy for yet another month. Sales rose for most automakers, led by gains of more than 30 percent for Toyota and Volkswagen. Sales of cars and trucks made by ...
3rd American Airlines flight had seats come loose
By DAVID KOENIGAssociated PressAmerican Airlines says passenger seats on a third flight came loose as the plane was airborne, and it’s continuing to inspect other jets with similar seating.The airline acknowledged Tuesday that seats came loose on a flight last week from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Vail, Colo. The ...
Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent this year
Americans are expected to spend more during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they’re not exactly ready to shop ‘til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, said Tuesday that it expects ...
Stories for Monday, October 1
Macy’s to hire 80,000 holiday helpers
Macy’s Inc. announced Monday it plans to hire about 80,000 seasonal workers for its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and online fulfillment centers nationwide for the 2012 holiday season, up about 2.5 percent from the 78,000 hired in 2011. The Cincinnati-based department store chain joins Kohl’s, Walmart ...
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