we have holly a franchise owner joining us now. she received a corporate memo to stay open thanksgiving but she didn t doing it. thanks very much for coming out with us. i know how important the holiday is to you. why did you decide to defy the order and keep your store closed? when i got the news we were to be open from sears, in recent years it was never an issue for us to be open on thanksgiving, but for whatever reason they decided that they wanted to compete with other retailers and for us to be open on thanksgiving. it was mandated. as you said no, did you get any grief from the company? any pushback? did they say, if you feel that strongly, we ll let you stay home? no, they did not come gently, let s put it that way. they were very adamant about us being open. and i sent them a very kind letter stating my beliefs, that
at least it s good to hear they re getting extra money, time and a half. well, there is one store owner who is saying, enough is enough. holly is a franchise owner 0 of a sears hometown store in new hampshire. asked to stay open thanksgiving today and she said no. we ll talk to holly live in a few minutes to talk about her frustration. now, macy s is one of the stores that will be open thanksgiving night. a first for the retailer. shopping wasn t the focus at macy s flag ship store in new york this morning. all about the store s thanksgiving day parade. 89-year-old pra tra decision. a concern that the windy weather could keep the giant parade balloons on the ground. they were allowed up, five feet lower than usual. jason carroll has been there for juice jim, what you re looking at is the end of the macy s thanksgiving day parade. these are the paradegoers