Fast Food Scrooge: McDonald’s Asks Franchisees to Open on Christmas
Filed under: Company News, Wal-Mart Stores, McDonald’s, Food & Drink, Holidays
It’s not just retailers pushing to get their employees on the clock during the holidays.
Now, McDonald’s (MCD) is turning heads by asking its franchisees to open on Christmas Day.
“Ensure your restaurants are open throughout the holidays,” McDonald’s USA COO Jim Johannesen wrote in a memo before Thanksgiving that was published by Advertising Age.
Many franchisees complied, breaking from tradition by opening on Thanksgiving. Now the company wants to make sure that they are flipping burgers…
Fast Food Scrooge: McDonald’s Asks Franchisees to Open on Christmas originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-12-18T14:41:00Z.
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