Ito-Yokado hires more 'recruits' despite sluggish economy

Ito-Yokado hires more 'recruits' despite sluggish economy

TOKYO, Japan - Newly hired workers at major Japanese supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. group practice how to greet customers in sign language ahead of attending an initiation ceremony at a Tokyo hotel March 13. More ''recruits'' were hired by the group this year than a year ago despite the slowdown in consumption in Japan.

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