A California Target employee is telling the company to keep
the doors shut.
Casey Saint Claire is leading the charge to stop Target from
opening at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day so workers can stay home and spend time
with their families.
She is the brains behind an online petition that has already
brought in more than 200,000 supporters.
But not everyone is in favor of the idea.
"You've got 23 million people who are either out of
work or underemployed. I don't think that this is the year to make this big to-do
about it," business strategist Carol Roth told Fox Business.
With the economy struggling to get back on track, companies
count on the holidays to boost sales. In 2011, the Black Friday weekend
accounted for 11 percent of total holiday spending.
"The economy is certainly failing," Scott Page said. "Well,
I think Americans should play their part, and if they want to go, they should
be able to go to work that day so that they can spur the economy and people can
go spend money. You can't do that if people don't show up for work at
Target."
Target isn't the only one starting early. Toys R Us, Sears, Walmart
and the Gap are just a few of the other retailers opening before you're done
with Thanksgiving dessert.
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:48 PM EDT2013-05-26 03:48:06 GMT
A local elected official hits the gas again when FOX 29 Investigates' Jeff Cole tries to ask him a few questions about why a ghost worker was on his staff.
A local elected official hits the gas again when FOX 29 Investigates' Jeff Cole tries to ask him a few questions about why a ghost worker was on his staff.
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-05-26 03:35:51 GMT
Police were called to the upscale home of Philadelphia Attorney Charles Peruto Jr. after investigators say a maintenance man found the body of a 26-year-old woman upside down in a bathtub. The discovery
Police are investigating a body found in the home of a well-known Philadelphia attorney.
Saturday, May 25 2013 9:06 PM EDT2013-05-26 01:06:21 GMT
Jasmine Moore should be getting ready to celebrate her 15th birthday Sunday. Instead she and several relatives are nursing burn wounds they suffered after fire ripped through their Cobbs Creek home.
A critically injured child along with her relatives are recovering at CHOP after an early morning fire. They say if not for a quick thinking family member things could have been a lot worse.
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:47 GMT
A South New Jersey business owner comes face to face with a suspected robber threatening him with a knife. Thanks to his 7-year-old family pet, the crook ran off.
A South New Jersey business owner comes face to face with a suspected robber threatening him with a knife. Thanks to his 7-year-old family pet, the crook ran off.
Friday, May 24 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:08:04 GMT
Busy planning your cook-out or trip down the shore this Memorial Day Weekend? Don't forget about the men and women for whom the holiday is observed.
Busy planning your cook-out or trip down the shore this Memorial Day Weekend? Don't forget about the men and women for whom the holiday is observed. FOX 29's Bruce Gordon spent a day with folks preparing a veterans' cemetery for its day in the spotlight.
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