Holiday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers
Holiday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers
Holiday Consumer Spending Could Exceed $1 Trillion, Retailers Project
US retailers are expected to hire the fewest seasonal workers in 15 years for the holiday shopping season, signaling a cooling labor market, even as consumer spending is projected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, according to the National Retail Federation.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Exceeds Industry Estimates
With Discounts on Offer, Shoppers Seem to Bite
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/business/black-friday-holiday-shopping.html
#RetailTheft in #USA
a) #CouncilOnCriminalJustice report says: Retail theft is actually down 7% since before the pandemic.
b) #CrimeWavePanicStories are fake (media, political actors, special interests, pro-police🐷 advocates, those who are against progressive District Attorneys, those who attack progressive mayors, rightwing, etc)
c) And the #NationalRetailFederation admitted it exaggerated their report (April 2023) which contributed to the #CrimeWavePanic
🧵An illusory “surge” in “organized retail theft” is being used by big retailers, their trade associations and GQP politicians to demonize Democrats at the state and local level. 1/
#Propaganda #nationalretailfederation #GOP #Democrats #Police #organizedretailtheft
A closer look at #California's $267 million war on "organized retail crime"
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced the state would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to combat "organized retail crime." More than $267 million will be distributed in grants to 55 cities and counties across the state. Individual police departments will receive cash infusions of up to $23 million.