{"id":13095,"date":"2011-10-05T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/kohls-to-hire-more-than-40000-workers-for-the-holiday-season-kss\/13083\/"},"modified":"2011-10-05T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T09:51:00","slug":"kohls-to-hire-more-than-40000-workers-for-the-holiday-season-kss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/kohls-to-hire-more-than-40000-workers-for-the-holiday-season-kss\/13095\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohl\u2019s to Hire more than 40,000 Workers for the Holiday Season (KSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><br \/>\n<!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3415\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2010\/12\/112-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Kohl\u2019s Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=kss\">NYSE: KSS<\/a>), the specialty retailer, today said that it expects to hire over 40,000 seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday season, representing an increase of 5% over the previous year. The increase in hiring is mainly due to store growth in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-13095\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based retailer is looking to bring additional workers to provide shoppers with excellent customer service throughout the holiday season. Then company expects ton hire an average of 35 workers per store at its 1,127 stores in 49 U.S. states. Additionally, the company expects to hire another 2,500 seasonal positions at its distribution centers and over 500 seasonal and full time credit operations positions.<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>John Worthington, Chief Administrative Officer at Kohl\u2019s Corporation, said that year-round, the company provides a convenient shopping experience through its quality brands, great values and excellent customer service delivered by its associates. Worthington further said that to continue to deliver on its customer promise to expect great things, the company is pleased to bring on over 40,000 associates across the country this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Kohl\u2019s Corporation announced the opening of 30 new stores, adding around 4,000 new jobs across 20 states. The company said that 2011 has turned out to be another year of growth.<\/p>\n<p>For the second quarter of 2011, Kohl\u2019s had reported diluted earnings per share of $1.09, representing an increase of 30% over the same period in the previous year. The company\u2019s net income for the second quarter was $303 million, compared with $260 million reported for the same period in the previous year. Its net sales for the second quarter were $4.2 billion, representing an increase of 3.6% over the same period in the previous year. Its comparable store sales for the second quarter increased 1.9%.<\/p>\n<p>For the third quarter, the company expects sales to increase between 4% and 6%. Comparable store sales are expected to rise between 2% and 4%.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. 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