Despite some initial rumors that Apple would be opening nearly all of its retail stores on Thanksgiving Day, Apple’s retail outlets will remain open on Turkey Day.
But Apple still wants to get the jump on the holiday shopping season, which is why most Apple Stores this year will open before dawn across the country on the day after Thanksgiving.
Gary Allen of ifoAppleStore reports:
Only a single Apple store will be open on Thanksgiving Day this year, while the remainder of the chain will focus on Black Friday with 6 a.m. opening times at most U.S. stores, all to accommodate shoppers on the first official day of the holiday season. According to schedules just posted for each store, many locations will stay open as late as 10 p.m., while others are closing at 9 p.m. Only the Royal Hawaiian (Hi.) store will be open on Thanksgiving this year, despite pressure from district managers to open more store for some portion of the holiday. The Honolulu store will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday to accommodate restless tourists, and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday. Store schedules are important this year, since there is one less week between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year to grab customer revenue. Like most retailers of high-value products, nearly one-third of Apple’s retail store revenues are generated during the holiday quarter. The special store hours for the period surrounding Christmas and New Year’s should be posted in early December.
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Source: ifoAppleStore
