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The Pros And Cons Of Being Open On Thanksgiving

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According to the “Many stores look at the pros and cons of being open on Thanksgiving Day” It states there are ups and down to being open on a holiday.For example in the text it states “retailers are coming to their senses and realizing it's a family holiday”. This show is that Stephen Lebovitz the president of CBL is closing down 72 of its malls for Thanksgiving because he realized it was a family holiday. Another example from a text is “other stores are closing for Thanksgiving this year after being open for several years”. The statement shows other stores are closed down because of respect of the holiday or economics. Finally in the text it states “JC Penney Opens at 3 p.m. for the first time , 3 hours earlier than the rivals Kohl's and
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