The David Lin Report · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
A report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas indicates that hiring for the upcoming holiday retail season is expected to be even weaker than in previous years. This projection is based on companies' announced plans.
“Um, there was an interesting report out this morning from Challenger Gray and Christmas that showed that as bad as 2025 hiring was for the holiday season, they fully anticipate, given what companies have announced thus far, that there's going to be even less hiring in retail.”
“That this holiday season is going to be even weaker.”