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Big chains intent on keeping essential workers

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Retailers including Costco, Kroger, Target and Walmart are looking to protect the investments in frontline workers made in recent years by engaging in labor hoarding. That’s the practice of holding onto workers during a downturn, even when cutbacks are justified.

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