November 26, 2014
By Heather Long
..."Ultimately, (click here) if you look over the course of the holiday selling season, the fact the stores are opening on Thanksgiving as opposed to Black Friday doesn't lead to increased sales," says Howard Feller, a Partner at MMG Advisors, an investment bank specializing in retail and fashion.
By Heather Long
..."Ultimately, (click here) if you look over the course of the holiday selling season, the fact the stores are opening on Thanksgiving as opposed to Black Friday doesn't lead to increased sales," says Howard Feller, a Partner at MMG Advisors, an investment bank specializing in retail and fashion.
If anything, opening earlier and earlier has reinforced to consumers that they might get better deals if they wait, Feller says. Promotions no longer feel exclusive....
Thanksgiving Day is truly an American holiday. It cuts across all religions and ethnicity. It is about the Pilgrims, their ability to survive in a new land while finding friendship with Native Americans to learn the ability of the land to provide for a new nation of people.
There is no other country that celebrates Thanksgiving on the day and in the way Americans do. This is a holiday that should have a law to mandate the closing of all retail outlets with only essential people working on the holiday.
This American holiday requires people to reflect on their lives with family and to be grateful for life with that family. Self-reliance is important and vital, but, there is nothing that can replace a family as a support with a long view of life.
If our country believes in the family, success and celebration of family, Thanksgiving Day should be a mandated holiday for everyone.
July 4th is not the same as Thanksgiving. July 4th is not about family, it is about the country. The focus is completely different. Thanksgiving has a unique place in American history and the importance of the day should be reflected with a law that celebrates it.
Thanksgiving Day is truly an American holiday. It cuts across all religions and ethnicity. It is about the Pilgrims, their ability to survive in a new land while finding friendship with Native Americans to learn the ability of the land to provide for a new nation of people.
There is no other country that celebrates Thanksgiving on the day and in the way Americans do. This is a holiday that should have a law to mandate the closing of all retail outlets with only essential people working on the holiday.
This American holiday requires people to reflect on their lives with family and to be grateful for life with that family. Self-reliance is important and vital, but, there is nothing that can replace a family as a support with a long view of life.
If our country believes in the family, success and celebration of family, Thanksgiving Day should be a mandated holiday for everyone.
July 4th is not the same as Thanksgiving. July 4th is not about family, it is about the country. The focus is completely different. Thanksgiving has a unique place in American history and the importance of the day should be reflected with a law that celebrates it.
