Retailers like Walmart and Target are opting to close their doors on Thanksgiving Day in response to the pandemic. Check out the full list.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig, other companies are starting to follow suit, citing the coronavirus outbreak as the catalyst.
The closures are challenging the future of the already contentious practice of staying open on the holiday, which some retailers haveHere's the full list of retailers who have announced they are abandoning their Thanksgiving Day hours and early doorbusters in favor of staying closed.A growing number of retailers are opting to close their doors on Thanksgiving Day as the pandemic continues to cause seismic changes to the way Americans shop.
The decision was largely inspired by a request from a supervisor at a Texas Walmart store, according to a letter sent to employees last week by John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart US. "We know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently," Furner wrote. "Kevin Carlyle is the People Lead at Store #475 in Round Rock, Texas. He recently wrote us and suggested that we close for Thanksgiving during this unusual year, so that our associates could spend the day with their families."
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