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Amazon’s First Retail Outlet In Connecticut Will Be In Fairfield County.
Amazon is expanding its portfolio, with plans to introduce its first Connecticut brick-and-mortar shop in Fairfield County.
The online retail giant announced it will open a new store in the SoNo Collection mall before the end of the year, marking the company’s first foray in Connecticut.
According to Amazon, the store is expected to offer a variety of products, including books, Amazon devices, electronics, kitchen and home products, toys, books, games, and other items.
"Yes, we're excited to be bringing Amazon 4-star to the Norwalk area, and are currently hiring. Stay tuned for additional…
Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region
Popular grocery chain Stop & Shop is holding a series of job fairs to fill more than 1,000 part-time positions in the area.
Stop & Shop, which employs nearly 60,000 associates and operates more than 400 stores throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey, hopes to fill positions in the bakery, deli, grocery, produce, seafood and meat departments. The chain is also looking to add new members to its night crew as well as cashiers, porters and baggers.
While Stop & Shop reportedly fills 80 percent of its open positions by promoting from within, the g…
Nordstrom To Hold Event For 280 New Jobs At Norwalk Store
As the finishing touches go on the new SoNo Collection Nordstrom store in Norwalk, the company is planning a mass hiring event for more than 280 positions.
Recruiters will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at 474 Main Ave., in Norwalk.
The company is looking for both sales and support staff that includes positions from beauty consultants and hairstylists to housekeeping, loss prevention, and positions in the new store's restaurant and coffee bar.
The 140,000-square-foot store is set to throw open its doors on…
Popular Restaurant & Motel, A Staple In Stratford, Closes
Stratford is in shock after Marnicks and the Rodeway Inn, both beachside staples, abruptly closed its doors without warning after being sold by its owner.
Marnicks, which has been a popular motel and restaurant destination at the Stratford Sea Wall for more than six decades, officially closed over the weekend, as the owner reportedly sold the location to an undisclosed buyer. The sale was expected to be finalized this week.
According to multiple reports, employees were given very little notice, and were alerted to the closure late after their shifts on Friday, leaving most scrambling to fin…
Trader Joe's, With Fairfield County Stores, No. 2 For Best Places To Work
For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area.
Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer.
The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…
11 Connecticut Companies Make Forbes' Best Employers List
Forbes has ranked America's best employers, and Connecticut companies landed 11 spots among the top 500 nationwide.
Here are the companies and the number they were ranked:
Gartner (No. 199), Stamford, Connecticut
Daymon (No. 231), Stamford, Connecticut
People's United Bank (No. 235), Bridgeport, Connecticut
Synchrony Financial (No. 240), Stamford, Connecticut
United Technologies (No. 280), Farmington, Connecticut
Praxair (No. 302), Danbury, Connecticut
The Hartford (No. 370), Hartford, Connecticut
Sikorsky (No. 377), Stratford, Connecticut
United Rentals (No. 414), Stamford, Connect…
Four Fairfield County Towns Get A-Plus Ratings As Best Places To Live
It's good news for four Fairfield County towns who received an A-plus rating as being the best places to live in a recent survey.
Put together by Niche, the rankings take into account cost of living, higher education, crime, the public school system, nightlife, healthcare, housing trends, employment statistics, and a lot more to come up with the selections.
In Fairfield County, Greenwich, Ridgefield, Fairfield, and New Canaan came in on top.
Ridgefield, with the average home valued at $673,900, ranked at number three for its safety, A+ schools, and for its "awesome" people who su…
