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Retailers delay or scale back seasonal hiring amid economic uncertainty

American Christmas , Radial , and Bath & Body Works reduce holiday payrolls

Job placement firms forecast lowest holiday hiring levels since 2009

Slowing growth, tariffs , and AI adoption reshape retail labor trends

Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs is forcing retailers to pull back or delay plans to hire seasonal workers who pack orders at distribution centers, serve shoppers at stores and build holiday displays during the most important selling season of the year.

American Christmas LLC, which creates elaborate holiday installations for commercial properties such as New York’s Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall, plans to hire 220 temporary workers and is ramping up recruitm

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