Amazon plans to hire 250,000 US workers for holiday shopping season

Amazon said it plans to add 250,000 US workers for the holiday shopping season, 67 per cent more than the number of people it hired for the past two years, as it scrambles to expand next-day delivery for shoppers.

Its boost in hiring comes after it added 50 new fulfillment centers, delivery stations and same-day delivery in the United States, and as it prepares for its expanded fall Prime Event, scheduled for Oct. 10-11.

Other US retailers are hiring fewer people in stores and warehouses this year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.