Retailers, restaurants and providers of delivery services are scrambling to hire and retain workers ahead of the all-important holiday season as they wrestle with a tight U.S. labor market. While some are offering more work hours to existing employees to ensure their stores are sufficiently staffed during the festive season, others are handing out hefty bonuses to new workers. The holiday season is the busiest shopping period of the year, accounting for the bulk of the retail industry"s annual sales. Here is a list of holiday staffing plans from U.S. companies: Company Hiring plans - 2021 2020 2019 Main hiring depts/2021 incentives 1-800-Flowers.Com Inc (FLWS.O) More than 10,000 More than 10,000 More than 8,000 Across gourmet foods and gifting brands [USN:[nPn2BTsxJa]] Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) 125,000 U.S. warehouse and transportation workers, over 55,000 tech and corporate jobs globally 100,000 U.S. workers, including in warehouses, on top of 33,000 corporate, tech workers N/A Hiring to help run U.S. logistics facilities; raised minimum wage to over $18 an hour[USN:L1N2QF1UN] Dick"s Sporting Goods (DKS.N) Up to 10,000 [USN:FWN2QF0P0] Up to 9,000 8,000 Stores and distribution centers [USN:[nPn90jmDLa]] Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR.O) About 35,000 More than 25,000 More than 25,000 Hiring store managers, assistant store managers and distribution center leaders; $1,000 sign-on bonus for some distribution centers workers FedEx Corp (FDX.N) 90,000 More than 70,000 55,000 Package handlers, operations managers and couriers [USN:FWN2QI0KV] Kohl"s Corp (KSS.N) About 90,000 About 90,000 90,000 Stores, distribution centers and e-commerce fulfillment centers; holiday season bonuses ranging from $100-$400 for some workers[USN:[nNDL1kDChX]] Macy"s Inc (M.N) About 76,000 25,000 80,000 Stores, call centers, warehouses, and fulfillment centers [USN:L4N2QN2ZG] Michaels Cos Inc Over 20,000 Over 16,000 About 15,000 Across U.S. and Canada stores and distribution centers [USN:FWN2PV0JH] Party City Holdco Inc (PRTY.N) Nearly 17,000 About 20,000 About 25,000 Party City stores and Halloween City pop-up locations [USN:[nPn66w8CGa]] Target Corp (TGT.N) 100,000 [USN:L4N2QP2BT] On par with 2019 More than 130,000 Offering more work hours to existing employees; tripling the number of store fulfillment expert roles over the last two years [USN:L4N2QP2BT] United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) Over 100,000 Over 100,000 100,000 Package handlers and drivers; eligible seasonal employees who are students can earn up to $1,300 toward college expenses [USN:[nGNX2b9l4t]] Walmart Inc (WMT.N) 20,000 permanent supply chain