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Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker plan to add more than 11,000 seasonal workers across their North American retail operations for the 2026 holiday season. Their combined plans are lower than the hiring targets reported for the previous year, and both companies say their stores will close on Thanksgiving and reopen on Black Friday.
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker plan to hire more than 11,000 seasonal workers across their retail businesses for the 2026 holiday season, according to a report by WWD. Dick’s expects to hire more than 8,400 people across its banners, while Foot Locker plans to add about 2,900 North American store employees.
Dick’s says the seasonal positions will support Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dick’s House of Sport, Public Lands and Going, Going, Gone! The company will hold its eighth annual National Signing Day on Wednesday, Oct. 21, marking the start of its holiday hiring push. The provided report does not specify how many of the planned roles will be full-time, part-time or temporary beyond describing them as seasonal.
At Foot Locker, about 2,900 teammates are expected to join Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, WSS and Champs Sports locations in North America. WWD reports that this target is lower than the prior year’s reported hiring goals: Dick’s sought 9,600 seasonal workers then, compared with more than 8,400 this year; Foot Locker sought 4,750, compared with about 2,900 this year.
The companies also plan to close all Dick’s and U.S. Foot Locker stores and distribution centers on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and reopen stores on Black Friday, Nov. 27. Applicants for Dick’s banners can search openings at dicks.com/jobs. Foot Locker applicants can use careers.footlocker.com, according to the report.
The planned hiring offers job seekers a route into temporary retail work during the busiest shopping period of the year, while giving the retailers additional staff for customer service and store operations. The companies have not provided details in the source material on pay, schedules, benefits, locations with the most openings or how long seasonal contracts will run, so applicants will need to check individual listings.
The reported targets also point to a smaller seasonal hiring plan than the previous year at both companies. That comparison is based on the hiring goals cited by WWD; it does not, by itself, establish why the targets changed or how many workers the retailers ultimately hired in either year.
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Hiring Targets Compared With Last Year
Dick’s annual National Signing Day is described as its eighth such event and will take place Oct. 21. It serves as the kickoff to the company’s seasonal recruitment effort, though the report does not provide a detailed schedule for applications, interviews or offers.
The hiring announcement comes amid other activity for Foot Locker. WWD reported that the company had announced a multi-year partnership with Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. the day before. Under the deal, Foot Locker is to be named the official athletic footwear retailer of the New York Knicks ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season, with a presence at Knicks home games and a retail activation in the team store at Madison Square Garden. That partnership is separate from the seasonal hiring plans.
““Our stores truly come alive during the holidays, and seasonal teammates bring the passion and team spirit that make shopping with us so special.””
— Julie Lodge-Jarrett, Dick’s executive vice president and chief people, purpose and transformation officer
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Pay, Schedules and Locations Unspecified
The announcement as reported does not give wage ranges, specific job locations, shift patterns, application deadlines or the number of positions available at each brand. It also does not say whether every planned hire will be made, or provide a breakdown of roles between stores and other operations. The 8,400-plus and approximately 2,900 figures are hiring plans, not confirmed totals of completed hires.
The source says Dick’s and U.S. Foot Locker stores and distribution centers will close on Thanksgiving, but does not set out arrangements for every operation or explain whether online services will be affected. Applicants should check the companies’ job pages for role-specific information.
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Applications Begin Ahead of Thanksgiving
Dick’s National Signing Day is scheduled for Oct. 21, when the retailer says its holiday recruitment push will begin. Candidates can check dicks.com/jobs for openings with Dick’s, Dick’s House of Sport, Going, Going, Gone! and Public Lands; Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports and WSS roles are listed through careers.footlocker.com.
The next practical steps for applicants are to review current listings and confirm the terms of each role directly with the employer. The retailers’ stores are scheduled to close Nov. 26 and reopen Nov. 27, but further details about hiring progress or changes to those plans were not included in the report.
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Key Questions
How many seasonal workers do Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker plan to hire?
Dick’s plans to hire more than 8,400 seasonal employees, and Foot Locker plans to add about 2,900 teammates in North America. Together, the plans exceed 11,000 hires.
Which brands are included in the hiring plans?
Dick’s plans cover Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dick’s House of Sport, Public Lands and Going, Going, Gone! Foot Locker’s plan covers Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, WSS and Champs Sports locations in North America.
Where can applicants find the jobs?
Applicants for Dick’s banners can search at dicks.com/jobs. Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports and WSS applicants can visit careers.footlocker.com. Pay and schedules were not specified in the report, so applicants should review each listing.
Will the stores be open on Thanksgiving?
The report says all Dick’s and U.S. Foot Locker stores and distribution centers will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, and stores will reopen on Black Friday, Nov. 27.
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