New store timings for Thanksgiving week
Retailers are going all out to win customers this holiday season and are not waiting for Thanksgiving at all, offering special “Beat the rush” sales. While many stores will remain open on Thanksgiving day, others plan to open earlier in the day to attract more customers. Macy’s held a “Beat the Thanksgiving Rush Shopping Night” on Sunday and kept the store open till 10pm, while Best Buy is holding its own “Beat the rush” sale this week and offering discounts on Apple iPods.
Circuit City started a “Why Wait?” sale on sunday and offered a four day only special deals. Toys “R” Us is also attracting customer to its stores by giving away $10 gift cards on all purchases of over $75 before Thanksgiving. CompUSA will be opening its store from 9pm to midnight on Thanksgiving Day and will be giving its customer pumpkin pie along with online-only special deals.
Kohl’s and J.C. Penney will open their doors open at 4am on Thanksgiving Friday. Both retailers have been opening at an earlier time each year and will be using food, entertainment and even offering accommodation to attract shoppers.