“During the pandemic Target has been a savvy operator and has used both online and its stores to drive sales. This holiday season, Target has said it plans to keep seasonal hiring in line with last year — about 130,000 positions at its nearly 1,000 stores around the country. There’s a lot riding on the holiday shopping season this year. Shoppers are planning to visit the fewest stores on record this holiday shopping season, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday retail survey, with the average shopper planning to visit 5.2 stores. The average household expects to spend $1,387 during the 2020 holiday season, down 7 percent from last year.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2020 15:26 UTC