In this story from CTV Target Stores (Missiauga) says its getting ready to hire hundreds of employees. This is no doubt true, but possibly only in a technical sense. Most employees of Zellers are hoping to catch on with Target when it closes down the “Z” stores. These employees have no automatic entry into a Target job. They must re-apply. If they’re hired, the effect on the overall labour force will be neutral. If Target seeks new employees, the Zellers employess will be lookijng for new jobs elsewhere. The US retailer has not said what the net size of its workforce will be nor whether it will be paying more than present rates of pay at Zellers.
