Macy’s, Inc. to Hire 85,000 Seasonal Associates in 2015
September 21 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today said it plans to hire seasonal
associates for approximately 85,000 positions at its Macy’s and
Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and
online fulfillment centers nationwide for the 2015 Christmas and
holiday season. The company’s 2015 seasonal hiring plan is
essentially flat to last year.
“Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s customers have come to appreciate the
higher level of our staffing and service throughout the Christmas
and holiday shopping season, and our associates love the employment
and income-earning opportunities at this very special time of the
year,” said Terry J. Lundgren, Macy’s, Inc. chairman and chief
executive officer. “We first offer our current associates the
opportunity to work extra hours over the holidays, then supplement
our ongoing workforce with seasonal hires. This enhanced staffing
allows us to provide additional help to customers, whether they are
shopping in stores or online.”
Seasonal associates at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s serve customers
on the selling floor, work in store operations positions, interact
with customers via call centers, and staff the distribution and
fulfillment centers that coordinate shipments to stores and
directly to customers who buy online or via mobile. Macy’s, Inc. is
one of America’s largest online retailers.
Macy’s, Inc.’s 2015 seasonal hiring plan includes the
following:
- Approximately 12,000 of the 85,000
total seasonal positions will be based in direct-to-consumer
fulfillment facilities that support sales generated by the
company’s omnichannel business strategy. These positions are
located in megacenters in Goodyear, AZ; Cheshire, CT; Tulsa, OK;
Portland, TN, and Martinsburg, WV, and well as in product-specific
fulfillment centers in Sacramento, CA, Stone Mountain, GA,
Secaucus, NJ, and Joppa, MD.
- About 1,600 associates will be hired to
interact with customers via telephone, email and online chat at
customer service centers in Mason, Ohio; Clearwater, FL; Tempe, AZ;
and St. Louis, MO.
- More than 1,000 persons will be hired
across the country to support the 88th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade, Santalands and other iconic holiday events.
“These seasonal positions represent much-needed jobs for
America, and they fill an important niche in the employment
spectrum. Especially at the holidays, we employ students working
during break to help pay tuition, retirees seeking to remain active
and individuals from many walks of life wanting to supplement their
income. We are proud to offer them this opportunity to work in a
fun, fast-paced and respectful environment,” Lundgren said.
Most seasonal positions are part-time, often with flexibility to
fit the availability of the individuals hired. Many positions
require the applicant to work evenings, weekends or overnight. In
some cases, temporary seasonal associates are offered open
year-round positions based on their skills and performance over the
holiday season.
Applications for seasonal positions at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s
are being accepted at www.macysJOBS.com and
www.bloomingdalesJOBS.com. Candidates who submit applications
online will receive a response via email. Hiring for store sales
positions will begin in mid-October. The company has already begun
hiring for sales support positions, such as in distribution
centers, call centers and store receiving.
“We have many examples of associates who started with us in
temporary seasonal positions and stayed to enjoy a long and
fulfilling career with our company. Seasonal employment is often an
opportunity to get to know potential future employees and to
identify talent that we can recruit as needs arise,” Lundgren said.
“The holidays are a magical time of year, and helping customers
select gifts from Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s is a special experience
that generations of associates have enjoyed and found
rewarding.”
Macy's, Inc. employs about 166,900 associates on a year-round
basis.
Macy’s, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York,
is one of the nation’s premier retailers, with fiscal 2014 sales of
$28.105 billion. The company operates about 885 stores in 45
states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the
names of Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet, Macy’s
Backstage and Bluemercury, as well as the macys.com,
bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com websites. Bloomingdale’s in
Dubai is operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under a license
agreement.
All statements in this press release that are not statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of
Macy’s management and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those
expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained
in this release because of a variety of factors, including
conditions to, or changes in the timing of, proposed transactions,
prevailing interest rates and non-recurring charges, competitive
pressures from specialty stores, general merchandise stores,
off-price and discount stores, manufacturers’ outlets, the
Internet, mail-order catalogs and television shopping and general
consumer spending levels, including the impact of the availability
and level of consumer debt, the effect of weather and other factors
identified in documents filed by the company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. In light of these risks and uncertainties,
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Except as may be required by applicable
law, Macy’s disclaims any obligation to update its forward-looking
statements for any reason.
(NOTE: Additional information on Macy’s, Inc., including past
news releases, is available at www.macysinc.com/pressroom).
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