The announcement, made Thursday, shows the e-commerce behemoth is taking a less conservative approach to its holiday planning than Walmart.
Amazon Web Services is a cloud platform offered by Amazon that stores its customers' data, runs their online activities and more.Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses ahead of the holiday season.
Amazon, which typically beefs up its operations during the holidays, was looking for the same number of seasonal employees last year. Its other competitors, UPS and Target, have said their holiday hiring plans will also remain in line with the prior year. Analysts expect the holiday shopping season to be impacted by the uncertain economic environment, as budget-conscious shoppers navigate higher prices for food and other necessities amid high inflation and rising interest rates.
To accommodate cash-strapped consumers expected to spread out their holiday shopping, retailers are offering more discounts - and doing it much earlier. Next week, Amazon will have itsof the year, the first time the company is holding a major sales event twice in one year following its Prime Day in July. Target and Walmart have said they’ll also offer deals this month.
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