LANSING, Mich. (Great Lakes News) – Fall is in the air, but retailers nationwide are starting to think about Christmas.

Walmart is planning to hire 150,000 new U.S. store employees ahead of the holidays, the retailer announced Wednesday.

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Most of the new hires will be permanent, full-time positions, according to a post on the company’s corporate blog.