As so many workers are being laid off across various industries such as hotels, restaurants, airlines, retail and virtually every other type of industry across the globe, there’s a silver lining especially in the retail sector as a group of retailers is on hiring spree with as many as 500,000 open positions in need of being filled.
Companies that sell food, household essentials, takeout food, drugs, and other basics – like Kroger, Amazon, Walmart, dollar stores, drug chains, and some fast food restaurant are on the plus side of the coronavirus crisis and are in desperate need of additional workers.
The nature of this pandemic is such that the haves and have nots of retailing are being redefined as never before in retailing history. Traditionally strong businesses like Walmart and Amazon are being joined by grocery stores and pizza chains that haven’t always been the darlings of the business worlds.
Below is the current list of retail businesses that have announced they are looking for additional workers. Some of this information has been stated by the Wall Street Journal. These numbers include jobs both in the stores themselves and in warehouses and distribution centers. Other retailing businesses have announced they are hiring but have not given exact numbers.
- Albertsons: 30,000
- Amazon: 100,000
- CVS: 50,000
- Dollar General: 50,000
- Dollar Tree: 25,000
- Domino’s Pizza: 10,000
- Kroger: 10,000
- Papa John’s: 20,000
- Publix: 2,000
- 7-Eleven: 20,000
- Walgreens: 9,500
- Walmart: 150,000
