Nordstrom to hire fewer temporary employees for holiday season

(Reuters) - Department store operator Nordstrom Inc said it would hire about 11,400 temporary employees for the holiday shopping season, about 3 percent fewer than last year. The company said about 9,500 temporary employees will be hired in sales and stock positions at its 123 Nordstrom stores in the United States and Canada and 213 Nordstrom Rack stores in the United States. Another 1,900 will be hired to support Nordstrom's stores and ecommerce business through its fulfillment and distribution