“Not so long ago, the practice of a store staying closed on Thanksgiving was simply a given: one more holiday in which workers assumed they’d get some time off. Then, amid the corporate tug-of-war over Black Friday crowds, retailers began eyeing the juicy hours of Turkey Day as the best time to kick off their crucial holiday shopping seasons.
The move drew both sales and backlash from shoppers, who worried the sacred day was being plowed beneath the tough work schedules of Black Friday creep. Now, a core crew of retailers is pushing back, loudly proclaiming it will stay closed on Thanksgiving – and hoping the moral high ground will pay off even more.
Costco, GameStop, Nordstrom and at least two dozen other chains have sworn off opening on “Black Thursday,” putting themselves in the unique position of advertising that they’re closed. And though they’ll lose out on a day of bargain-hunting, they’re winning a type of publicity money can’t buy: One Today Show segment highlighting them is headlined, “Family trumps profits at these stores.””* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur & Ana Kasparian break it down.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2014/11/12/how-giving-workers-the-day-off-for-thanksgiving-became-a-retailer-promotional-scheme/
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