Quote Originally Posted by DuncanONeil View Post
Why is, these days, that any time a business makes a decision to do something it must be because of greed! Just how much is Sears going to earn adding an amount of time to the hours they are open that comes to less than 2/10 of 1% of regular hours? Maybe you would have an argument if the store was open a full schedule. Also there is no mention of the store policy on leave for the day!!

There are a number of possibilities. Customer request. An attempt to recover from losses resulting from customer reaction to their feelings about the economy.

I agree. Most places I've worked payed their employees a premium for working on holidays, and most of the employees were eager to earn that premium. Also, most employees worked voluntarily, unless there weren't enough volunteers, in which case it was generally the those with lowest seniority who got "drafted". Besides, companies are in business to make money. How is it greed for them to try to fulfill that mission?

Being open doesn't mean more sales, anyway. People will have a fixed amount to spend, whether they spend it now or next week. It might, however, mean giving their customers a choice. I notice nobody complained about WalMart being open.