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Phoenix sales jobs (Click here) related to retail e-commerce are continuing to grow along with the rest of the nation.

A recent report from comScore found that retail e-commerce sales reached $36.3 billion during Q3 2011, a 13 percent increase from last year. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of yearly growth and the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth.

“The third quarter of 2011 saw a continuation of the year’s strength in U.S. retail e-commerce spending, even in the face of renewed economic headwinds and uncertainty facing the U.S. consumer,” comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni said in a press release. “As we approach the critical holiday shopping season, we are optimistic about the continued health of the e-commerce sector despite other factors – including stubbornly high unemployment and volatile financial markets – currently weighing on the economy.

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A proposed plan could create hundreds of sales jobs in Phoenix and throughout the nation’s retail industry.

The National Retail Federation recently unveiled its Jobs, Innovation, and Consumer Value Agenda - a plan that would support 41.6 million jobs and add $2.48 trillion to the nation’s GDP.

“The retail industry supports a quarter of our nation’s jobs and will continue to be at the forefront of our economic recovery,” Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the NRF, said in a statement. “This campaign aims to ensure that we do everything possible as a nation to support the vitality of the retail sector, in order to create jobs and continue to foster U.S. innovation and competitiveness.”

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Despite any concerns that the economy will slow business travel this fall, a new report found that will not be the case. This is good news for any occupation tied into the travel industry, including everything from sales jobs Phoenix Arizona (Click here) to hotel jobs.

The “Back to Business Travel Season” from Best Western found that a majority of people are still planning to travel for business reasons this year. That stability will support a number of jobs directly tied to the industry.

“Despite uncertainly on Wall Street, we expect to see a growing number of business travelers back on the road this fall as advance bookings at our hotels are up 8 percent this fall over last,” Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Best Western International, said in a statement.

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Those looking for sales jobs in Phoenix (http://lazboyjobs.com) may want to consider searching outside the retail industry.

A recent On Numbers analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by The Business Journals found that 44 states and the District of Columbia lost a total of 823,100 retail jobs between 2006 and 2011.

Arizona was ranked 45th in the nation, losing 29,500 jobs over the five year period, a decrease of 9.18 percent. Retail jobs increased in only one of those years. The state had 292,000 retail jobs as of June.

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A popular electronics company is expanding across Florida, and although it’s not creating sales jobs Miami yet, success of the new stores could eventually lead to more Miami Dade County jobs. Visit http://miamidade.jobing.com for more information.

Retailer hhgregg recently announced its plans to hire 600 new employees throughout Florida. The company hopes to create about 50 jobs in each of its new stores, nine of which are to be located in South Florida and one of which is to be located on the Treasure Coast, according to the South Florida Business Journal.

The available jobs are mainly for commissioned sales associates, warehouse staff, and customer service merchandisers. Hhgregg, which mainly sells appliances and electronics, hopes to open the new stores by this summer.

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When the economy begins to speed up and the general population has excess cash to pay out, retail hiring will begin to recoup, increasing the number of sales representative jobs AZ (Click here) has to offer.

Retail salespersons are usually responsible for marketing goods, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances or garment in a retail setting. Though these employees aren’t compensated with enormously high wages, they will realize lots of career opportunities in the state in the near future.

According to the Arizona Workforce Informer, the normal compensation for retail salespersons across Arizona throughout 2007 was $12.35 per hour, while the average entry-stage wage was $7.76 per hour and the upper-level salary was $14.65 per hour.

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There are a few great options if you’re looking for the high-paying sales careers Phoenix has to offer. Visit http://lazboyjobs.com/jobs to see some openings.

There are sales jobs available in nearly every industry, and while typical sales jobs don’t require a lot of experience and often don’t pay well, there are a select few positions that do require a certain knowledge set and pay extremely well.

According to Education-Portal.com, the three top-paying sales jobs include:

1. Pharmaceutical sales representatives - These employees typically work for pharmaceutical companies and spend their time selling products to physicians, hospital personnel, pharmacists, and the like. It’s important to be very knowledgeable about the drugs you’re trying to sell, as well as how to sell them. Pharmaceutical sales reps earn an average salary of $68,836 per year, but commission, bonuses, and profit sharing can make that number much higher. (more…)
   

Wondering where to look for technical sales jobs Phoenix? What better place to start than checking out some of the most recognized tech companies in the world.

Earlier this year, Fortune released its list of the Most Admired Tech Companies in the world. The nine companies named to the list have good reputations among their peers and their customers and have placed themselves in a position to compete in an ever-growing industry.

While not all of these companies have operations in Phoenix, you may be able to get Phoenix tech jobs that allow you to work remotely, where you’ll spend most of your time selling the company’s products and services to companies or individuals.

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Several Texas sales jobs will be axed as one of the most successful online retailers closes its local distribution center.

Amazon.com is planning to close a distribution center located in a suburb of Dallas, a move that will result in the loss of 119 sales jobs (Click here). The state has criticized the online retail company for owing millions of dollars in state sales tax, while Amazon has criticized Texas for having unfavorable regulatory policies.

Last year Comptroller Susan Combs sent Amazon a bill for $269 million. The company owes the state that money - which includes taxes, penalties, and interest from 2005 to 2009 - after failing to collect taxes on online sales made in Texas.

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A growing electronics company is increasing the number of technology sales jobs Phoenix (Click here) has to offer.

Decatur Electronics Inc. is planning to move the company’s main manufacturing facility from Decatur, Ill., to Phoenix, Ariz. during the next 90 days. Founded in 1955, Decatur is one of the oldest public safety product manufacturers in the nation.

The company will move into a 50,000-square-foot facility next to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The new facility will allow Decatur to improve supply, manufacturing, and distribution efficiency; prepare for future growth; and better deal with increasing international demand.

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