Amazon hiring 70,000 for holidays

Published October 7, 2013
Like many big US retailers, Amazon.com is increasing seasonal hires even though experts forecast modest increases in holiday sales. — Reuters Reports

Amazon.com plans to hire more than 70,000 full-time workers to beef up for the busiest sales season of the year. That's a 40 percent increase over last year.

Amazon vice president Dave Clark said, "So far this year, we have converted more than 7,000 temporary employees in the US into full-time, regular roles, and we're looking forward to converting thousands more after this holiday season."

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