Kohl’s Third-Quarter Earnings Meet Street Estimates

Kohl’s Corp. (KSS) reported earnings of 63 cents per share for the quarter ended Oct. 30, unchanged from a year earlier.

The department store operator said net sales rose 4.1% to $4.2 billion. Sales at stores open at least one year rose 1.8%, the com…

Wholesale Inventories Climb Twice as Much as Expected

U.S. wholesale inventories rose 1.5% in September, and when combined with a more-optimistic outlook by U.S. CEOs, the data suggest suppliers and businesses expect slightly better holiday sales this year than in 2009.
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Amazon Is Looking to Fill Thousands of Holiday Season Jobs

Amazon has positions to fill in three fulfillment centers in two states. It’s joining other retailers such as Toys ‘R’ Us and Kohl’s is adding scads of temporary hires for 2010 holiday sales crunch — the most since 2007.
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Apple Pumps Up Headcount in Retail Division

Apple jacked up the number of full-time employees working in its retail division by 61% to 26,500 in its fiscal year that just closed. The move came as Apple rolled out its new addition to the i-line — the iPad — and retoole…