Weeklong Black Friday Sales Will Make Up for Thanksgiving Closures, Says hhgregg CEO
Receipts from weeklong hhgregg Black Friday deals are expected to make up for sales not made in stores on Thanksgiving Day, hhgregg CEO Bob Riesbeck emailed us Wednesday. “We believe we’ll make up any losses by having sales on Black…
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Friday and throughout the week, both in-store and online,” Riesbeck said. The retailers’ distribution centers will have a “skeleton crew” working Thanksgiving evening to load trucks for stores ahead of Black Friday, Riesbeck said, but the centers will have Wednesday evening “off.” The retailer said Tuesday all stores will be closed on Thanksgiving this year to allow employees to spend the day with family and friends (see 1610110041). Hhgregg and GameStop have urged other retailers to follow suit.