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COMING UP THE 8-DAY FORECAST.
THANK YOU, BILL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
DEALS.
MANY MEGARETAILERS ARE
OPENING THEIR DOORS TOMORROW
ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
MONEY IS DRIVING THE MOVE BUT
IS IT A GOOD THING FOR
CUSTOMERS AND STORE
EMPLOYEES.
"24-HOUR NEWS 8'S" MARC
THOMPSON IS LIVE WITH THESE
ANSWERS TONIGHT.
MARC?
Reporter: WELL, SUE, THAT
DEPENDS ON YOU WHO ASK.
MEIJER IS THE EXCEPTION.
THEY HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR
DECADE NOW BUT NOW THEY GOT
MORE COMPETITION FROM STORES
LIKE TARGET AND WAL-MART WHO
ARE OFFERING BLACK
FRIDAY-TYPE DEALS JUST
EARLIER.
TARGET WILL OPEN THE DOORS
AT 9:00 P.M. TOMORROW.
MORE SALES AND PROFIT THE
OBVIOUS DRIVING FORCE BUT
TAKING A CUE FROM CUSTOMERS
WHO MAY HAVE BLACK FRIDAY
FEARS OF GETTING TRAMPLED OR
HAVING TO CAMP OUT PERHAPS TO
GET THE DOOR-BUSTER DEALS.
THAT IS HUGE REASON WHY
WE'RE DOING IT.
RESPONSES SO FAR.
A LOT OF GUESTS ARE HAPPY.
THE COMPETITION IS THICK.
OTHER STORES LIKE WAL-MART,
KMART, SEARS AND TOYS "R" US
ARE OPENING EARLY ON
THANKSGIVING AND OFFERING
SPECIAL DEALS FOR THE NEW
EARLY BIRDS AND TRADITIONAL
BLACK FRIDAY CROWDS.
SEW ARE HAVING THE 9:00
P.M. SUPER DOOR BUSTERS THEN
THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO
COME IN AT 9:00 ADDITIONAL
SURPRISE SALES AT 4:00 A.M.
THAT RUN UNTIL NOON.
HERE IN W WEST MY MEIJER HAS
BEEN THE THANKSGIVING GAME
FOR YEARS.
FOR US.
WHILE THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS
FOOD THEY ARE OFFERING
SPECIAL ADS ON CLOTHES AND
ELECTRONICS BUT THE MEIJER
WAY THEY HOPE WILTON SET
THEMSELVES APART.
THE FACT WE ARE HEAR ALL
THE TIME OVER 24 HORS AND WE
DON'T CLOSE TO OPEN ON THE
DEAL.
WE TRI TO HAVE THAT GOING ALL
THE TIME SO I THINK THAT IS
REALLY WHAT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL FOR US AND WHAT
SETS US APART.
WITH NEW EARLY HOUR.
ON-LINE.
A BIT TOO MUCH.
I THINK IT IS ALMOST KIND OF
SAD BECAUSE PEOPLE LOSE THE
IDEA OF WHAT HOLIDAYS ARE.
AND COME SHOPPING INSTEAD
BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED
ABOUT THE DEALS THAN WHAT THE
HOLIDAY MEANS IF THAT MAKES
SENSE.
THANKSGIVING DAY IS LASS
BIG DY FOR ON-LINE SHOPPING.
IT USED TO THE LARGEST DAY OF
ON-LINE SHOPPING SALES BUT
NOW FALLS ONLY BEHIND SOONER
MONDAY.
BACK TO YOU.
WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEES?
HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT HAVING
TO WORK THE HOL DAY?
QUESTION.
WE ASKED THEM ABOUT THAT AS
WELL.
TARGET FOR EXAMPLE THEY KNEW
ABOUT THIS WELL IN ADVANCE
AND THEY OFFERED THE EMPLOYEE
THESE OPTION AND SOME WANTED
TO WORK ON THANKSGIVING AND
FOR WHOSE WHO DIDN'T THEY
WANTED TO TRI TO WORK OUT THE
SKILLED SCHEDULE SO IT FIT
REF WITHIN.