More than one million Walmart employees will be spending part of the day on Thanksgiving at work in order for the company to kick off its Black Friday sales a day early.
That's about 71 percent of the total Walmart workforce of 1.4 million employees. Employees will be offered special compensation for working on Thanksgiving equal to an additional day of work, and will get special 25 percent discount on purchases during early December, according to Huffington Post.
Walmart has been dominating the headlines leading into this year's shopping holiday. The company joined other retailers, including J.C. Penney and Macy's, in starting some of their Black Friday sales on Thursday evening, furthering Black Friday's "Thanksgiving creep."
Walmart even went a step further, kicking off some sales online earlier in the week, and offering Black Friday planning resources on Walmart.com.
But Walmart's sales aren't the only thing generating buzz about the company. Last week, one of Walmart's stores in Ohio stirred up some controversy over an employee food drive it was holding to help provide a Thanksgiving feast for other, less fortunate employees.
Some shoppers at that Walmart location were upset by the notion of a food drive for employees.
"That Walmart would have the audacity to ask low-wage workers to donate food to other low-wage workers -- to me, it is a moral outrage," said Norma Mills who lives near the Canton, Ohio store.
On top of that, The Hill reports that Walmart is facing protests on Friday at 1,500 locations across the country. Employees and activists will be pushing for higher wages, more full-time jobs and an end to employer retaliation.
In a poll, Huffington Post found that 60 percent of Americans think stores like Walmart should stay closed on Thanksgiving and give workers the day off.
What do you think of Walmart's plans surrounding the Thanksgiving/Black Friday sales event? Leave a comment below.
That's about 71 percent of the total Walmart workforce of 1.4 million employees. Employees will be offered special compensation for working on Thanksgiving equal to an additional day of work, and will get special 25 percent discount on purchases during early December, according to Huffington Post.
Walmart has been dominating the headlines leading into this year's shopping holiday. The company joined other retailers, including J.C. Penney and Macy's, in starting some of their Black Friday sales on Thursday evening, furthering Black Friday's "Thanksgiving creep."
Walmart even went a step further, kicking off some sales online earlier in the week, and offering Black Friday planning resources on Walmart.com.
But Walmart's sales aren't the only thing generating buzz about the company. Last week, one of Walmart's stores in Ohio stirred up some controversy over an employee food drive it was holding to help provide a Thanksgiving feast for other, less fortunate employees.
Some shoppers at that Walmart location were upset by the notion of a food drive for employees.
"That Walmart would have the audacity to ask low-wage workers to donate food to other low-wage workers -- to me, it is a moral outrage," said Norma Mills who lives near the Canton, Ohio store.
On top of that, The Hill reports that Walmart is facing protests on Friday at 1,500 locations across the country. Employees and activists will be pushing for higher wages, more full-time jobs and an end to employer retaliation.
In a poll, Huffington Post found that 60 percent of Americans think stores like Walmart should stay closed on Thanksgiving and give workers the day off.
What do you think of Walmart's plans surrounding the Thanksgiving/Black Friday sales event? Leave a comment below.
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