Target says it will never open on Thanksgiving again
“What started as a pandemic-driven interim measure is now our new standard,” Target CEO Brian Cornell said in a note to employees. Cornell said he decided to make the policy permanent after visiting Target stores last week in New York and New Jersey, where workers told him they were happy to be able to stay home over Thanksgiving. thanks.
In the past, Thanksgiving closures have been a source of tension between retailers and labor advocates, especially as many retailers in recent years have opened their doors for the holiday to price increase on Black Friday.
Critics say workers should stay home with their families on Thanksgiving instead.
Over the past few years, public pressure on retailers to close on Thanksgiving has diminished. Instead, workers’ rights groups have focused on broader issues such as minimum wages, benefits and schedules.
Several states, including Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island, have banned large crate stores from opening on Thanksgiving. A California lawmaker proposed a law in 2016 that would require some companies to double pay employees for working on Thanksgiving, but it hasn’t been passed.
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