Good Friday

GameStop has decided that it is in their and their employee's best interest if they shut down all of their stores around the globe on November 26th, Thanksgiving. Considering that the next day is Black Friday, this decision makes perfect sense. WHY GAMESTOP DECIDED TO CLOSE ON THANKSGIVING GameStop is one of the most well known and successful gaming stores in the world so why would they close down a day and lose sales? Well, the answer, according to GameStop, is as simple as giving their…

preparing for the grand opening start of Black Friday on a Thanksgiving night. The reality of our retail industry is that not everybody has the choice to spend time with family during Thanksgiving and enjoy the holiday. Black Friday stores shouldn’t be allowed to open on Thanksgiving because employees are compelled to cut their Thanksgiving short in order to work and the true meaning of Thanksgiving is taken away. First and foremost, when Black Friday stores open on Thanksgiving night…

arise while working for this company. There are various consequences that SIJCP could have on employees: hosting makeup brands that condone animal testing change in management unclear of the organization’s goals unclear position roles starting “Black Friday” on Thanksgiving day any type of discrimination towards employees and/or customers non-existent health care plan cancellation of raises technology advancements…

Good evening Ladies, Gentlemen, thank you for coming to celebrate a truly special evening for a truly special person, and to have to have all of you here to help celebrate makes it that much better. Tonight, would not have been possible without each and every one of you, all of you have played a very important role in Zac’s life so far. Tonight, is Zac’s night and we hope it will be a night that he remembers this fondly in the years to come. The past twenty-one years have flown by and seen Zac…

More often than not, customers refuse to give employees the time of day and spurn to respect the clothes and the store. Many great skills will develop from working with difficult customers; due to the fact that there are more bad customers than goods ones, it is imperative that employees learn the types of bad customers and what to expect from them. The worst types of customers an employee will typically encounter at American Eagle are as follows: the neglected housewife, the mall rats, and the…

then go their separate ways basking in the glow of the warm, memorable day. You see, there were no hurries on this leisurely holiday. But today, Thanksgiving has been hastened, or ignored altogether, due to a powerful shopping force known as, “Black Friday”. Far too many have replaced the tranquil holiday…

Duck hunting can be very frustrating to serious hunters. An example could be, a week ago Wednesday, when big numbers of ducks were in the Los Banos Complex and averages were well up in most refuges. At the Santa Fe Club near Gustine, limits were the rule as it was in most private clubs. And then Saturday, the bigger influx of birds were gone, possibly due to heavy rain prior to the shoot day. My son Bill, and Steve Hinze, of Aptos, shot at the Santa Cruz Club Saturday, and bagged limits of…

There was a reported incident in 2013 where there was a glitch in the system that allowed all EBT card holders to have unlimited spending limits in their cards. There was complete chaos in local Walmart's as people cleared the shelves and scrambled for any little thing they saw like savages that had not eaten in days. Some people walked out with 8-10 carts full of groceries. Although it was only a glitch for a few hours the damage was done. As soon as the system was back up the people still in…

Black Friday is well known for being “The Day After Thanksgiving” or perhaps “The Busiest Shopping Day of the Year”. What most people don’t know is that where this famous day originated from along with its history. So, where did Black Friday come from? Black Friday originally came from Philadelphia, and is now celebrated worldwide around the globe. Black Friday is an unofficial holiday that is celebrated in some states and known for its major sales in stores. Black Friday originated from…

Many people across the country take part in Black Friday, which is considered the first day of shopping for the Christmas season. It has become very common to see fights between eager shoppers fighting over discounted items, but Malia Pattison, a 13 year old, was lucky to not witness and experience this while shopping this weekend. Malia traveled from her hometown in Wisconsin to Minnesota for both Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Her father, Gregg, sister, Shayla, and friend Tristan…