Target Responds to Backlash Over Thanksgiving Night Black Friday Sale

Date: Nov 16 2012

Filed under: Target Corp, Holidays, Shopping

Target Responds to Backlash Over Thanksgiving Night Black Friday SaleTarget is pushing back against complaints that its Thanksgiving evening opening is ruining employees’ holiday.

The retailer announced on Monday that its Black Friday sale will start the evening before, with doors set to open at 9 p.m. Target (TGT) is one of a number of retailers kicking things off early: Walmart (WMT), Sears (SHLD), Kmart and Toys R Us will all get the bargain surge started an hour earlier, at 8 p.m.

But Target has come in for particularly harsh criticism after a petition…

Target Responds to Backlash Over Thanksgiving Night Black Friday Sale originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-11-16T11:59:00Z.

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