Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsstores open for 100 hours to attract shoppers
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MARATHON_STORE_HOURS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-12-20-22-19-02NEW YORK (AP) -- Some stores are ending the holiday shopping season the same way they began it - with round-the-clock, marathon shopping hours.
Kohl's for the first time is staying open for essentially five days straight, from 6 a.m. on Friday through 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Macy's and Kmart are opening some of their stores for more than 100 hours in a row from Friday through Christmas Eve. And Toys R Us is staying open for 87 hours straight starting on Saturday, which is typically the second biggest shopping day of the year.
The expanded hours in the final days before Christmas are reminiscent of how some retailers typically begin the season on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday. The strategy comes as stores try to recoup lost sales during a season that's been hobbled by a number of factors.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
4 replies, 609 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (3)
ReplyReply to this post
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
stores open for 100 hours to attract shoppers (Original Post)
xchrom
Dec 2013
OP
Alkene
(752 posts)1. "...hobbled by a number of factors.
...many Americans have been struggling with stagnant wages and other issues."
You know, American retailers, it really doesn't matter how much time you give me, or how convenient it is to shop- if I can't get decent work, and don't even get paid enough to even get by, I sure can't afford to buy a bunch of your crap to give away at Christmas.
I've seen the austerity, now where's the recovery?
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)2. You got it.
What I've seen here is the stores aren't any more crowded than usual. And you don't see people come out with overloaded carts.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)3. I prefer to shop on line.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)4. I've already got everything I'm going to buy, most of it bought on line.
Frankly, you don't sell much that I want to buy.