Poll: How Early is Too Early for Stores to Open on Black Friday?
Sears and Walmart plan to open at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, while Target plans a 9 p.m. opening.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us Retail workers and shoppers are once again pushing stores to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day instead of starting Black Friday on Thursday, as many plan to do. Target will launch its Black Friday sale at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, while Sears and Walmart have announced plans to open at 8 p.m. Meanwhile, Best Buy is continuing the midnight openings it started last year. Critics say Thanksgiving Day openings prevent employees from spending the holiday with their families. Opposition is growing on online petition website Change.org. “C Renee,” a woman who says she’s been a Target employee for six years, started a petition asking the retailer to…
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Jonathan K
7:46 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012
Has this country become so pathetic that we place profit over family time? The reason for a Thanksgiving holiday is to take a step back from the usual rat-race and be thankful for what we have. It's good to have a break once in a while. You cannot run 24/7/365 or you will burn out. You will not find me anywhere near a shopping mall from now until January. 'Tis the season to be greedy. more ›