Home Depot – Vacation purchasing season kicks off amid pandemic, CDC urges prospects to buy on-line

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) — Thanksgiving is the unofficial kick-off of the vacation purchasing season, however due to COVID-19, like most issues, it should look totally different.

Meijer is likely one of the few shops that was truly open on Thursday. 

After years of shops opening on Thanksgiving, loads of locations are going again to Black Friday.

The CDC ranks Black Friday purchasing among the many highest threat actions and suggests folks keep residence and store on-line, and loads of locations did begin Black Friday offers on-line earlier this week.

Due to the pandemic, locations like Finest Purchase and Target, which have opened on Thanksgiving the final a number of years, are closed this yr.

However locations like Meijer and Mayfair Mall nonetheless opened Thursday.

The shop director says Meijer was busy with folks getting issues they forgot — butter and cream cheese being the largest sellers.

“We’re one of many few shops open at the moment,” stated Retailer Director Phil Kelley. “We’re gonna shut at 4, which is new for us. However actually we’re right here to deal with the group we function in, and certainly one of them is being there so you may get these final minute issues.”

Finest Purchase, Kohls and Walmart all open at 5 a.m. Friday, Home Depot and Meijer at 6 a.m., and Target and Mayfair Mall at 7 a.m.