The online petition started by a Target employee in Omaha, Nebraska, to push back the time that Target's retail stores opened on "Black Friday" was delivered to the company's corporate offices today. I previously wrote about the petition which seeks to have Target push back its scheduled opening from midnight until later that morning. The employees are upset that they have to come in and work on Thanksgiving in order to have the stores ready for customers by midnight. They believe they should be able to spend the holiday with their families. It is reported that the petition has more than 190,000 signatures.
A Target spokeswoman was quoted as stating: "Our guests have expressed that they would prefer to kick off their holiday shopping by heading out after their holiday celebrations rather than getting up in the middle of the night."
I wonder if Target can identify 190,000 customers who are demanding to have access to the stores by midnight?
