The holiday rush is in full swing as retailers dress their stores with decorations and unveil the latest toys and games to entice seasonal shoppers. However, there's a noticeable disparity in the demand for workers between the two sides of the Atlantic, and it's not necessarily where you'd expect.
The U.K. appears to be in a seasonal hiring frenzy. Some of the country’s biggest retailers have ramped up recruitment ahead of Christmas. Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and John Lewis are hiring more than 60,000 people combined this holiday season, the retailers said in separate press releases.
