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2012-11-24 19:15:57 UTC
Shoppers Undeterred By Wal-Mart Protests
WalMart Has Its BEST Black Friday Ever
Reuters: OUR Walmart, an organization backed by the United Food &
Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, said it expected employees in 100
cities to walk off the job on "Black Friday," the unofficial start of
the holiday shopping season that accounts for up to one-half of
retailers' profits.
At a Walmart on Chicago's South Side, just one employee from the
store's nearly 500 staff took part in the demonstration, according to
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer.
"We estimate that less than 50 associates participated in the protest
nationwide. In fact, this year, roughly the same number of associates
missed their scheduled shift as last year," Walmart U.S. Chief
Executive Bill Simon said in a statement.
For its part, Walmart said it recorded its best Black Friday ever,
with more shoppers than last year and nearly 10 million register
transactions between 8 p.m. Thursday and 12 a.m. Friday morning. Among
other items, it sold more than 1.8 million towels, 1.3 million TVs and
some 250,000 bicycles.
http://www.moneynews.com/Companies/Wal-Mart-protests-black-Friday/2012/11/23/id/465174
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WalMart Has Its BEST Black Friday Ever
Reuters: OUR Walmart, an organization backed by the United Food &
Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, said it expected employees in 100
cities to walk off the job on "Black Friday," the unofficial start of
the holiday shopping season that accounts for up to one-half of
retailers' profits.
At a Walmart on Chicago's South Side, just one employee from the
store's nearly 500 staff took part in the demonstration, according to
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer.
"We estimate that less than 50 associates participated in the protest
nationwide. In fact, this year, roughly the same number of associates
missed their scheduled shift as last year," Walmart U.S. Chief
Executive Bill Simon said in a statement.
For its part, Walmart said it recorded its best Black Friday ever,
with more shoppers than last year and nearly 10 million register
transactions between 8 p.m. Thursday and 12 a.m. Friday morning. Among
other items, it sold more than 1.8 million towels, 1.3 million TVs and
some 250,000 bicycles.
http://www.moneynews.com/Companies/Wal-Mart-protests-black-Friday/2012/11/23/id/465174
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