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Retailers are eager to hire - if you're a digital whizz

November 20, 2020 5:09 AM EST

By Sonya Dowsett, Melissa Fares and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen

MADRID/NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Are you a "user-experience" gun for hire? Well, your time has come.

Even as retailers lay off hundreds of thousands of workers globally in response to the pandemic, they are seeking to capitalise on a consumer rush online.

They are recruiting e-commerce experts to help maximise sales, as some brands like Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) and Pandora launch more ambitious online plans to simulate the physical shopping experience, such as 3D-effect virtual stores.

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