'Black Friday Creep' Spurs Online Petition Drives to Save Thanksgiving
Thousands are signing an online petitions against Black Friday store opening hours that have been pushed into Thanksgiving Day.
The trend for stores to open earlier and earlier to take advantage of Black Friday sales—even to the point of opening in the evening on Thanksgiving Day—has prompted an online petition drive to give Thanksgiving back to employees and their families. Do any Hazelwood residents work in retail and have to work Thanksgiving? Tell us in the comments section. - - - - - Read More: Black Friday Shopping in St. Louis to Start Earlier Than Ever - - - - - The original petition was reportedly created by a Target employee upset that the retail giant is opening on Thanksgiving and requiring employees to work instead of spending time with their families. Target stores, including the two near Hazelwood in Florissant and Bridgeton, will open their doors …
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Robert Ritchie
1:23 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
I find that the human element in our society is fading and being replaced by a cold, frenzied search for materials things. Do we really need the frenzy of Black Friday? Last year, during Black Friday, in one store alone, at least twenty people, including some children, were injured in the Black Friday rush. And one woman used a pepper-spray to ward off fellow shoppers! Worse, a 61 year old man … more ›