It remains to be seen how many other retailers will follow suit. For years, Walmart led the way in opening earlier and earlier on Black Friday. Some stores even opened at midnight. Others, including Walmart, were also open for holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Day itself.
In recent years, retailers have started stretching out their Black Friday deals and the day itself is less significant. Costco, Home Depot, Kmart, Kohl’s, Kroger, Macy’s, and Toys R Us did not respond to an NBC News request for comment. Spokespersons for Best Buy and Target said there were no details to share yet. An Office Depot spokesman said the store would be closed Thanksgiving but had not finalized all of its holiday plans. Lowe’s said it is always closed on Thanksgiving.
“While Walmart has taken a very proactive approach, other retailers and shopping center operators will probably wait to see how the virus and resulting government actions will continue to impact in-store traffic before making final decisions,” said Brian Field, Senior Director at ShopperTrak, which monitors consumer foot traffic in stores. Which stores will be open or not should be clearer after Labor Day, he said.
Yay!!!
Good for them.
$20 bucks says they’ll reverse course
Big whoop, give them more money.
Great!
More like we need ya we’ll rested for pandemic Black Friday stampede fights
All businesses should be closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas, sorry and Easter too.
What are they going to call the day after Thanksgiving Day sale this year?
Thank you, Walmart!
What? I want to smash someone in the face and buy a damn TV already!
Walmarts online sales are where they are spending their energy. Plus there is the covid issue.
Walmart close every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Mothers Day since the majority of your workers are women and mothers. Also, pay a living wage to all workers.
CNN, MSNBC ignore breaking news of Chicago mass shooting as it unfolds in primetime I only wish the Innocents killed in this situation we're able to enjoy this incentive.
Like Walmart really values their employees. Pay them a decent wage!
employees should get double time for working a major holiday like thanksgiving.
Walmart should be closed every Thanksgiving.
I remember when everthing used to close on thanksgiving. It was time t I spend with loved ones instead of working on that day...those were the days
But will you pay them? Is this a paid holiday I didn’t think so. Walmart is full of shit and won’t make customers wear masks. They don’t care if their employees die. They know there are others to take their place. Boycott them.
They should just close one day a week right now
Good.
Perhaps they can give their employees some health benefits instead of acting like they are fukking heroes for being closed on a fukking national holiday, FFS.
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There was a time when all stores were closed on Thanksgiving. No reason why stores can’t do this every year plus include other holidays. Americans shop too much to begin with.
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