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47 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

You know it's serious if Walmart is closing on Thanksgiving Day.  However, the announcement didn't say whether in-store Black Friday sales on the day after Thanksgiving would be canceled. For decades, Black Friday has been the busiest shopping day in the U.S.  In the past 10-15 years it's gotten way out of line, with deaths from trampling and fights, especially at Walmart.  Some local authorities were planning to restrict Black Friday sales even pre-corona  after bad incidents in 2019.  It's possible authorities will severely limit  Black Friday sales because of the pandemic and difficulties in enforcing social distancing.  It could become an even bigger online sales day than it already is.

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Walmart will close stores on Thanksgiving, ending 
a Black Friday tradition that drew huge crowds

Jul 21, 2020, 10:39 AM
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Black Friday sales typically draw huge crowds to Walmart.  Gunnar Rathbun/AP Images
  • Walmart is ending its tradition of kicking off in-store Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day.
  • The company said on Tuesday that all stores would be closed on Thanksgiving.
  • Walmart also announced that it would pay out a third round of bonuses to US employees in August.

Walmart on Tuesday said it planned to keep all its stores closed on Thanksgiving Day.

The closures, affecting both Walmart and Sam's Club stores, mark a huge departure from Walmart's tradition of kicking off Black Friday in-store doorbuster sales on the Thanksgiving holiday, which falls on November 26 this year.

"We know this has been a trying year, and our associates have stepped up. We hope they will enjoy a special Thanksgiving Day at home with their loved ones," John Furner, the president and CEO of Walmart US, said in a statement. "We are certainly thankful to our people for all of their efforts."

Walmart typically opens its stores during regular hours on Thanksgiving and ropes off the parts devoted to Black Friday sales and merchandise until doorbuster sales kick off in the evening.

Last year, Walmart launched its doorbuster sales at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. These deals typically draw huge crowds to Walmart's stores.

Sam's Club, Walmart's warehouse chain, will also remain closed on Thanksgiving this year, as it has in previous years.

Walmart and other retailers that typically remain open on Thanksgiving have in recent years faced criticism that they don't allow workers to spend the holiday with their families. In response, a growing number of retailers have started closing their stores on the holiday.

In a note sent to US employees on Tuesday announcing the change, Furner said the idea to close the stores came from a supervisor at a store in Texas.

"We know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently," Furner wrote. "Kevin Carlyle is the People Lead at Store #475 in Round Rock, Texas. He recently wrote us and suggested that we close for Thanksgiving during this unusual year, so that our associates could spend the day with their families."

Walmart says it will pay out a 3rd round of pandemic bonuses

Walmart also announced on Tuesday that it would provide another bonus of $150 to $300 to employees on August 20.

This would mark Walmart's third round of bonuses for employees since the start of the pandemic, totaling $1.1 billion, the company said.

Full-time and part-time workers employed by the company as of July 31 will qualify for the bonus.

Black Friday matters. 

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3 hours ago, galenkia said:

All a show to try to be an internet star. 

I don't think that's the case when it comes to the Karens.  They've gotten in a huge amount of derision, ridicule and shaming.  Nobody likes them. Several even lost their jobs after the videos went viral.  One has said her life is ruined because no one will ever hire her again.

Not all of the women filmed are true Karens, though.  Some are just mentally ill middle-aged hags who aren't putting on an act.  Notoriety through a Karen video is not the stuff from which Internet stardom is made.

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1 hour ago, Ivan the terrible said:

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Well Ive been in Sweden for a week now. No masks, no social distanceing. The restaurants I've hesitantly visited are packed. The shopping malls are relatively quiet but people are about doing everyday stuff. 

I think the swedes are just making the most of the decent weather as, in a month or 2 they will be back to normal social distances when winter and the dark nights start. 

Seriously though. The swedes don't give a shit and when I mentioned 45000 British folks died.... "is that true". 

Anyways, so far so good here in Sweden. Better than being stuck near Blackburn! 

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I knew there was no need to wait for a bloody vacine.....

https://thebalisun.com/bali-governor-claims-arak-steam-therapy-can-speed-up-covid-19-recovery/

"Indonesia has seen many suspect ‘traditional’ claims of Covid-19 cures since the pandemic began but now the Bali Governor has joined in with a new way to ‘speed up recovery from the virus’.

With no medical evidence to support it, the Bali Governor, Wayan Koster has made the claim that they have discovered a new healing method using traditional Balinese liquor (Arak) can speed up recovery for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients."

NOTE : So I'll probably  switch from Bintang to Arak. 

Better a good natural product than all.them chemicals prepared by Big pharma ! 

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47 minutes ago, Jambo said:

What is the point in wearing a mask when there is nobody in your Town/City/Province to infect you?

Think of it this way in a different -- yet, very real -- context.

What is the point in wearing a mask condom when there is nobody in your Town/City/Province that knows if they have HIV to infect you?

A crap shoot at best...

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13 hours ago, Thai Spice said:

I knew there was no need to wait for a bloody vacine.....

https://thebalisun.com/bali-governor-claims-arak-steam-therapy-can-speed-up-covid-19-recovery/

"Indonesia has seen many suspect ‘traditional’ claims of Covid-19 cures since the pandemic began but now the Bali Governor has joined in with a new way to ‘speed up recovery from the virus’.

With no medical evidence to support it, the Bali Governor, Wayan Koster has made the claim that they have discovered a new healing method using traditional Balinese liquor (Arak) can speed up recovery for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients."

NOTE : So I'll probably  switch from Bintang to Arak. 

Better a good natural product than all.them chemicals prepared by Big pharma ! 

Covid-19 won't kill you but liver failure might. 😀

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14 minutes ago, Krapow said:

Parts of Spain getting a bit dodgy again.

UK had reintroduced quarantine. 

Thank f**k i booked Turkey and not Tenerife or Benalmadena.

@Binlid Gazza lad, no good for you!

Unless they arrive back by midnight, then they have to quarantine for two weeks ...

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