One Major Retailer Says Thanksgiving Closure is Now Permanent
2020 and 2021 have not exactly been the most normal years to say the least. The pandemic has caused people to change daily habits and even major retailers to shift focus as the landscape of the country changes.
One major difference we have seen since last year is Thanksgiving. Over the last decade-plus, many major retailers decided to open on Thanksgiving, even as early as Thanksgiving afternoon in some cases.
However, last year saw most major retailers staying closed on Thanksgiving, including right here in Western New York. It looked almost like Thanksgivings from when we were kids, when most everything remain closed.
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2021 looks to have the same feel, but one major retailer went a step further this past week.
WGRZ reports that Target has officially announced that the Thanksgiving closures of 2020 and 2021, will be permanent. That’s right, Target will not be open on Thanksgiving Day moving forward.
Target is the first store to do this. The feeling is this could be the spark to get other major retailers to follow in its footsteps. We will see if others such as Walmart, Kohl’s and Macy’s follow.
It felt so nice to not have stores open on Thanksgiving last year. With how popular online shopping has gotten, I don’t know why Thanksgiving Day in-store sales were still a thing; plus, it weakens Black Friday in-stores sales.
The Target and Kohl’s at Quaker Crossing Plaza in Orchard Park was a madhouse on Thanksgiving Day from 4 pm, onward, and I vowed to never experience that again. It’s best to let retail workers enjoy the holiday and be with family.
Hopefully, other stores follow Target.
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10 Places Around Danbury To Take Your Out of Town Relatives
With the holiday season here, that can only mean one thing, relatives will be invading your home.
They come from far and wide, and they could stay awhile, so when you’re overrun by those out of town relatives during the holidays, you’re going to need a few places to go to keep them occupied for awhile.
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I’m sure you remember what happened to the Griswalls in “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation”.
May we make a few suggestions?
Alright good, just check out the list below of 10 places you may want to take them to. Now, not all these places offer fun and excitement, but they are places of interest and will give you a little down time and an escape from them breathing down your neck while your all at home together.
10 Places Around Danbury To Take Your Out Of Town Relatives
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Little Boy Asks Santa For One Thing: The Bills Win the Super Bowl [WATCH]
There’s no doubt that Bills fans in Buffalo raise their kids from a young age to love their Bills. Some Bills fans go to their first game at a very young age and wear the red, white and blue when they go to school every day.
Most young Bills fans might ask Santa every Christmas for a jersey, sweaters, or some kind of electronic that might have a Bills theme around it. Not one boy who recently got to meet Santa.
This young boy, who according to New York Upstate.com, is named Carsen, got to ask Santa for what he wants most for Christmas.
That was his favorite football team, the Buffalo Bills, winning the Super Bowl.
Check out this adorable video below.
Santa asked him again if he wanted anything else, and Carsen doubled down on wanting only a Bills Super Bowl. Santa said he would talk to Josh Allen about it and that he will try.
That is incredible. This is easily one of the best videos I have seen all year. My favorite part is when Santa asks him again if there’s anything else he might want for Christmas, and he’s like “nope”, a Bills Super Bowl victory, please.
I’m sure many Bills fans would want only a Super Bowl if they could only wish for one thing, but for a little boy to ask for only that? That’s saying a lot about just how much he cares about his team.
Go Bills.
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