During the epidemic, both parties Walmart with Target They closed their stores on Thanksgiving Day, citing their COVID-19 agreement, but now both stores will continue this practice until the 2021 holiday.
Both stores announced plans to close for Thanksgiving earlier this year. Now, Target has confirmed that its decision will be permanent.
“In the beginning it was a temporary measure driven by the pandemic, now it is our new standard-the standard recognizes our ability to satisfy our guests’ holiday wishes during business hours and well beyond business hours,” Target According to reports, CEO Brian Cornell wrote in a report to employees NBC Finance Channel.
As for Wal-Mart, they will close stores during the holidays, but have not announced future plans.
“Throughout the pandemic, our employees have acted very bravely in how to step up to serve our customers and their communities… Closing our store on Thanksgiving Day is our way to our team or to them this year Dedication and hard work,” Dacona Smith, Executive Vice President and COO of Walmart America, wrote In the company blog published in June.
Both companies used to operate on Thanksgiving to catch up with the surge in Black Friday and compete with online retailers such as Amazon, but this approach did little to help boost business. Instead, these companies are now pushing online sales to ensure the safety of themselves, their employees, and customers.
Target said that on Thanksgiving Day, the number of employees in the distribution and call centers is still very small. Both stores will be open on the Wednesday and Black Friday before Thanksgiving, Walmart Open at 5 a.m. local time, and most Target locations open at 7 a.m. local time.
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