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Target (TGT) has devised a novel way to partially get around the looming (and likely severe) retail worker shortage for this year’s all-important holiday shopping season.  Invest even more in the retailer’s current workforce. Target said Thursday it will hire fewer workers this holiday season. But, it will provide 5 million more hours to its existing workforce at a total cost of $75 million. The company said it would have store leaders “check in” with existing workers to understand their… Source link

(Reuters) – Grocery chain Aldi said on Monday it is hiring more than 20,000 new workers and raising its wages in the United States as it gets ready for the busy holiday season at a time when retailers and restaurants are scrambling to find workers. The U.S. arm of the German discount supermarket group said it has increased its average national starting wages for store and warehouse workers to $15 and $19 per hour, respectively. Aldi will host a hiring week in September to fill an array of… Source link

In a resounding bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday making Juneteenth, the day commemorating the official end of slavery in the United States, a federal holiday.  The final vote on the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was 415-14, and the bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for signature into law.  “We cannot change the future if we do not recognize the past,” Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus said on the… Source link

(CNN) — When it comes to Cinco de Mayo — the annual fiesta that gives Americans an excuse to load up on more tacos and margaritas than they usually do — people ask a lot of questions. A WHOLE LOT of them. And many of these inquiries are, shall we say, rather obvious (or occasionally downright strange). It makes you wonder if some folks got into the tequila a little early. When is Cinco de Mayo? Cinco = 5. de Mayo = of May. So, May 5. When is Cinco de Mayo 2021? May 5, for those who needed… Source link

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Executives Under Scrutiny for Serial Miscues (Bloomberg) — Credit Suisse Group AG is still tallying the losses from its relationship to Lex Greensill and Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management. But attention is likely to soon turn to accountability for a management team stung by serial fiascos. The bank has reactivated a special crisis committee — led by Chairman Urs Rohner and the heads of the audit and risk committees — to oversee the issues surrounding Credit… Source link

A chilling detail has been spotted in a Spring Break photo after a woman was found dead in a hotel room. De’Asia Skillern, 22, posed for a photo in a bikini at a Miami beach, in the US state of Florida, before uploading the photo to social media complaining about two men who photobombed her. In the picture, two men are seen walking past her signalling as they stare into the camera a day after another young woman’s body was found. After posting the image, Ms Skillern was shocked when a friend… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks That Are Still Undervalued After a year that most of us want to forget, 2021 is shaping up to start with stability and an even keel. The election is safely behind us, the new Biden Administration promises a ‘no drama’ approach, a closely divided and hyper-partisan Congress is unlikely to enact any sweeping legislation, reform or otherwise, and COVID vaccines are ready for distribution. It’s a recipe for a calm news cycle.Which makes it a perfect time to… Source link

Google’s holiday shopping guide is now updated to reflect what people are searching this season.  / 4 hours ago / 3 min read Google’s latest guide to holiday shopping trends is now available with insights into top searches and most popular products. The new Google Shopping Gift Guide identifies trending product categories as well as the most sought after gift within those categories. This data can be useful to marketers working on holiday shopping campaigns as it shows… Source link

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In The Know is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. The product written about here is offered in affiliation with In The Know’s parent company, Verizon Media. Yahoo Mobile remains one of the most affordable and comprehensive phone plans on the market. So when the Yahoo Mobile Phone launched in October 2020, bringing the entire Yahoo Mobile ecosystem to the service’s customers, it was pretty much a game changer. Just in time for the holidays, the recently released Source link