A Friendly Black Friday Shopping Reminder

Black Friday deals are happening now right here.

Black Friday for many is a much-awaited shopping event of the year. Countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and many others, traditionally observe it.

Because of how Covid-19 pandemic is shaping the retail landscape, it will be a bit different depending on the state you live in or country you are from. So, before you rush in, or plan to camp outside a store ground, contact your retail store for in-store shopping restrictions.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) has outlined guidelines when shopping or doing essential errands. Following these simple steps could significantly decrease your chances of not getting infected.

For a more convenient shopping experience, simply follow these simple tips:

• Shop Early. Black Friday deals are everywhere now
• Buy Online, Curbside pickup to avoid the crowd.
• Buy Online, Ship to home or address
• Or, let someone shop for you. Shipt it!

Remember:

You don't want to catch the deadly virus on your way out after getting the best deal on your way in. Be safe.

Home Depot Now Hiring 80,000 Seasonal Workers

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That is 10,000 more workers to hire compared to last year's 70,000.

It is a tradition of the company to hire thousands of workers every spring, since it is the busiest of the year. Most of these hires will be employed in retail stores across the country depending on individual store needs and geographical locations.

Positions to fill range from cashiering, customer service, garden associates, warehouse, distribution, and administrative. Most of these positions will last throughout the season. But Home Depot also absorbs spring workers into permanent full time positions.

Application process is easy. Log on to http://www.careers.homedepot.com/  Submit your resume and application letter and go from there. (You may also proceed to a store near you. Have your resume and application letter ready)


About The Home Depot

The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,256 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico.

In fiscal 2011, The Home Depot had sales of $70.4 billion and earnings of $3.9 billion. The Company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

The contributor of this post works for The Home Depot.

Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods Pulling Semi-Automatic Rifles From Stores

As Walmart pulls all Bushmaster AR 15 Semi-automatic rifles and similar rifles from all of its stores in response to the shooting carnage at a Newtown Elementary School in Connecticut last weekend, Dick's Sporting Goods also will remove all guns from its stores that are near to Newtown, Conn.

The retailer says this change comes out of respect for the victims of last week's shooting that killed 20 kids and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary.