GameStop Plans to Hire More Than 28,000 Workers for Holidays
September 29 2015 - 11:10AM
Dow Jones News
GameStop Corp. plans to hire more than 28,000 seasonal workers
for the coming holiday season, an increase of 12% from a year
earlier.
The videogame retailer said it is recruiting sales and service
advisers for its retail stores, consumer electronic technicians for
its refurbishment operation center, and warehouse personnel for its
two distribution centers based in Grapevine, Texas and Louisville,
Ky.
About a year ago, GameStop said it planned to add 25,000
seasonal workers for the 2014 holiday season, a boost of 47% over
2013, partly in anticipation of new games for Microsoft's Xbox One,
the Nintendo Wii U and Sony's PlayStation 4.
Retailers typically hire temporary, part-time staff to help
handle the higher traffic that occurs during the holidays.
Overall, holiday hiring by U.S. retailers is expected to be flat
this year, partly due to changing shopping habits and job growth in
the sector earlier this year, according to global outplacement firm
Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently said that it plans to hire 60,000
seasonal workers for the coming holiday season, matching its hiring
level from last year. Rival Target Corp. said it would hire 70,000
employees to help during the holiday rush, the third year in a row
it is boosting its workforce by that same amount.
Last month GameStop reported that its earnings rose 2.8% as
efforts to expand its product lines helped buoy sales but raised
costs for its latest quarter. The growing installed base of
Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 consoles has boosted
sales of new games as well as used games. The company also has been
rolling out its licensed merchandise and collectibles—or
"loot"—business in the U.S. to drive growth.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
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