Target follows Walmart by deciding to close these main holidays
The retail giant announced that it will work differently on Thanksgiving - but the starting sales earlier than ever.
It just became a little more difficult for anyone impatient to gogrocery store Or vacation purchases on Thanksgiving Day this year. It's because the giant target of just retail saleannouncement that it will be closed to the National Day - a movement that follows aWalmart announcement late last week.
The CEO of the Target Brian Cornell referred to thecoronavirus pandemic As a reason for the decision, noting in a statement published in early Monday morning: "The investments we have deployed in our company and our incredible team allowed us to move with flexibility and speed to meet changing needs guests at this global pandemic, "Cornell" this year more than ever, a happy holiday will be inseparable from a safe, and we continue to adjust our plans to offer the ease, value and joy From the season to target only the target can. "
When closing their stores on Thanksgiving Day can get all the titles (as explained by the statement, "It's not a year for crowds"), which is probably more interesting for buyers, is the plan of the target to offer "Extra savings without the extra-the lines"a lotearlier than usual. The retailer will start shopping in-store and online in October and pursuing them throughout November 26. (Except of course, in store on November 25th.)
Target explained how it will also be a supplement of 20,000 products, including fresh and frozen grocery store, their pick-up services without contact and delivery the same day. "Yes, that means to offerFresh and frozen groceries Via order pickup and lead to 1,500 target stores across the country by this fall, "reads as follows:How to use Walmart, Targe and Amazon applications to get your grocery delivered.)
These policies, which obviously encourage more online shopping, should translate in lessChanged stores Locations at the same time where many Americans are rightly concerned about the public health risks that come with theSpread of Covid-19.
The target echoes a similar feeling Walmart late last week when he announced his intention to reward their staff for working for a difficult period by closing the shops on Thanksgiving Day to give employees on the day off . "We know that this has been an essential year and our employees intensified:" Walmart's US President and the CEO John Furner explained in adeclaration, which also included a news of another series of hazard compensation working premiums that the company will publish.
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