Black Friday Shopping

 

 As Thanksgiving gets closer so does one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Black Friday ads are out and many shoppers are already excited for the shopping to begin. Over the past recent years stores are opening earlier and Thanksgiving activities are getting cut short. Walmart is starting their Black Friday sale at 6pm on Thursday along with other stores.

   Here is a list of stores that will start Black Friday deals on Thanksgiving:

• Kmart
• HHgreg
• Dick's Sporting Goods
• Old Navy
• Best Buy
• Toys R Us
• Target
• Walmart
• JcPenny
• Kohl's
• Meijer
• Belk
• Lowes
• Gander Mountain
• Shoe Carnival

   Some stores that will not open on Thanksgiving day include:

• Babies R Us
• Cabelas 
• Costco
• Game Stop
• Pier 1 Imports
• Petco
• Nordstrom
• Sam's Club
• TJ Maxx
• Tractor Supply

   Last year Costco statement described its reasons for not opening in Thanksgiving: " Our employees work especially hard during the holiday season and we simply believe that they deserve the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with their families. Nothing more complicated than that."

   I believe that more stores should be like Costco. I do not think that they have to open on Thanksgiving to attract more customers. I have heard from several people that they will not go out shopping on Thanksgiving, but will get out Friday morning to participate in Black Friday shopping. A recent study shows that 1 in 3 Americans plan to shop on Black Friday. Are you one of the ones that will?