Walmart said on Wednesday it was planning to hire about 150,000 new U.S. store workers, most of them permanent and full-time, in preparation for the busy holiday season.

The U.S. retailer also said it would offer extra hours to many of its store workers during the period, days after rival Target also said it would provide more work hours for its retail employees amid a labor shortage in the country.

In order to keep staff employed during holiday shopping season which begins a day after Thanksgiving Day and runs into January, many retailers offer raises and other incentives.

Walmart’s average hourly wage in America is $16.40, and it has already implemented three wage rises. Other benefits include no-cost tuition to college, which is similar to its competitors.

Walmart previously stated that it will hire 20,000 people in supply chain roles to be permanent. This is because more customers have adopted curbside pick-up and delivery as a way of getting around the Covid-19 epidemic.

Target stated last week that they were hiring additional store fulfillment professionals to help with in-store pickup. This service allows employees to bring orders to customers’ cars.