GameStop Hiring 25,000 For The Holiday Shopping Season

DETROIT (CBS Detroit) - Another chain of stores is putting out the "help wanted" sign for the holidays.  GameStop says it will hire about 25,000 people to help with the upcoming holiday shopping season.

GameStop says it expects to be busy this season with video games in demand for Xbox One, the Nintendo Wii U and Playstation 4 systems.

More demand is expected as well thanks to the release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.  Cricket Wireless's no-annual contract service will be available in 2,800 GameStop U.S. locations and GameStop's consumer electronics re-commerce business is expected to be in demand as customers look to trade-in old devices in order to trade up.

"Providing exceptional customer service is the cornerstone of our brand's promise to make our customers' favorite technologies affordable and simple," said Mike Buskey, senior vice president of Human Resources for GameStop, in a statement. "To deliver on this promise, we are nearly doubling our seasonal hiring efforts this year to ensure our stores, distribution centers and refurbishment operation center are appropriately staffed to meet the customer demand we expect to receive during the holidays."

Part-time, seasonal jobs begin Oct. 6 and run through early January.  Those positions will offer up to 10-15 hours of work weeknights, weekends and days. In addition, all seasonal hires will receive a 15 percent discount off select merchandise purchases at GameStop stores as well as online.

Interested candidates can find more information and apply at this link.