The list of big American retailers opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day is growing, and so is the list of consumers threatening to shop elsewhere.
Macy’s is joining the ranks of retailers offering turkey-day deals in 2013, marking the first time in its 155-year history that it will open for business on Thanksgiving. It joins numerous stores that have done so over the last few holiday seasons, with many opening their doors earlier and earlier each year. Wal-Mart, the country’s largest employer, which is skimming another two hours off the quiet holiday this year. The retail giant will being offering Black Friday deals at 6 p.m., compared to 8 p.m. last year.
Target said this week that it will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, an hour earlier than it did in 2012. Best Buy and the privately held Toys R Us also plan to open earlier this year. Kmart, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings , topped them all -- announcing that it will stay open for 41 hours straight beginning on Thanksgiving morning at 6 a.m.
Many workers, and shoppers, say they’ve had enough. On social media and online petitions across the Internet, opponents are sounding off, demanding that companies allow workers to spend Thanksgiving at home with their families. The word “boycott” is being thrown around routinely, particularly on twitter.
