Kmart's 41 Hours Of Retail Plan for Black Friday Is Being Knocked

Just a few hours of announcement and Kmart can see black flags pointed towards its. Kmart’s Black Friday Plan to remain open for 41 consecutive hours has received tremendous criticism online. The retail giant has been called names with one patron calling the company ‘Grinch’.

People have blamed higher management of the company calling them ‘horrible people’. Users have also appealed its employees to remain absent on the holiday event. On such criticism Kmart responded that they would call for seasonal workers to accommodate for employees who would like a leave on the day to spend time with friends and family. This is also repeatedly updated by the social media team of Kmart.

The criticism started showing up when the parent company of Kmart called Sear’s declared the ‘blue light specials’ which was long promoted, in which the store will open at 6 am on the Thanksgiving Day in the morning and will remain open constantly till 11.pm of Black Friday Night.  

According to reports from CNN Money, Kmart was open by 6 am on Thanksgiving in 2012; however, they were closed by 4 pm to allow staffs and patrons to get their Thanksgiving dinner.

While some employees are looking forward to the staffing plan of Kmart opting for seasonal employee, considerable workers have expressed their interest in earning overtime. There are some employees who are least bothered about the 41 hours plan of Kmart retail store. Kmart also explained that employees are not forced to be present on the day but it is their wish and their presence on the day can be substituted by seasonal workers.