Forget Black Friday: Macy’s To Open On Thanksgiving

Stores in New York and Chicago among those planning Turkey Day hours

By Charlotte Alter @charlottealter

Macy’s is poised to break its 155-year tradition of being closed on Thanksgiving, with plans to jump-start the holiday shopping season by opening at least some stores while people are still eating turkey dinners that night.

The move by the retailing giant would continue a shopping war in which stores have opened earlier and earlier on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. But this would move up the shopping frenzy to the night before.

Two employees at a Macy’s store in New York City’s Herald Square confirmed to TIME that they had been told the store would open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. One of the employees said workers had been informed of the change a few weeks ago, but that the Thanksgiving night shift is “not mandatory” for staffers.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Sun Times reports that Chicago-area Macy’s stores will also be open on Thanksgiving

Macy’s spokeswoman Andrea Schwartz called news of the scheduling change “speculation.”

“We have not yet released our holiday schedule,” she said.


Read more: http://business.time.com/2013/10/14/forget-black-friday-macys-to-open-on-thanksgiving/#ixzz2hibVLYBo