Costco...Day After Christmas?

[disneychrista]

Me either. They were closed Thanksgiving, which was a holiday but a HUGE retail sales day

The difference is that Thanksgiving is still a Federal Holiday.

 

[LBIJim]

That is correct, but despite that, because Christmas is on a Thursday this year, a lot of private businesses that normally don't take the 26th off, are closed this year.

Are you talking about standard retail businesses, or things like insurance agents, photo studios, and pet grooming shops? I can see some small mom-and-pop retail stores staying closed on Friday and reopening Saturday, but not a big major retailer like Costco. IMO December 26th is THE busiest shopping day of the year, although Costco doesn't strike me as the type of place people flock to on the day after Christmas. Just a normal business day for them.

I predict that within five years some of the big box retailers or department stores, like Best Buy, Macy's, and Target, will start opening about 8pm on Christmas Day to serve the crowds anxious to redeem their gift cards.

 

[SirDuff]

Me either. They were closed Thanksgiving, which was a holiday but a HUGE retail sales day

If you don't know of any major retailer in the US that is closed tomorrow, why would you assume that Costco would be?

As am I. But that doesn't change that Boxing Day 12/26 is a holiday in Canada & the UK.

It is. In Canada, however, not all provinces observe it as a statutory holiday. Even here (Ontario) where it is a statutory holiday, Costco will be open.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

That is correct, but despite that, because Christmas is on a Thursday this year, a lot of private businesses that normally don't take the 26th off, are closed this year.

Maybe small mom and pop--but not retail.

For comparison, I noticed a local food chain opted to be closed on Christmas Eve. To me that would be better than closing the day after Christmas. Most business, including retail tend to close early relative to their normal hours or relative to the extended hours they had been offering.

But a nationwide chain that would be open on Saturday would have no reason to be closed on a Friday.

 

[disneychrista]

But a nationwide chain that would be open on Saturday would have no reason to be closed on a Friday.

This is my thought too.

 

[Mommee]

I've often wondered what Costco does with their leftover merchandise since it never goes on sale and they switch merchandise every few weeks sometimes. For example, there might be a platform of knit tops that have been there for a few weeks, and then one day they replace those shirts with jackets. What did they do with all of those shirts? I used to buy large plastic jars of salted almonds at Costco. They had pallets of them! Two days days later I went there and there were no almonds. I asked an employee and she said they no longer carried them. Where did all of those almonds go?

DS works stock at Costco. If it has an asterisk, when it's gone it's gone. They don't get rid of unsold items; if it disappeared completely it's likely it just sold out. They do move "end cap" items to other locations when a new featured item comes in, but Often special items sell out in hours due to small businesses buying huge quantities.

 

[Allison]

Every retail business thinks it's worth being open the day after Thanksgiving--it's Black Friday! They're all open Dec 26th as well.

Exactly.

 

[My2CrazyGirls]

Ok back on topic.....has anyone ever gotten any good deals the day after Christmas at Costco in the USA? It sounds like mo so far....

 

[tvguy]

If you don't know of any major retailer in the US that is closed tomorrow, why would you assume that Costco would be?
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To be honest, because people here have said that Costco is very much in tune with it's employees personal lives. I am not in retail, and the day after Christmas is not a holiday, but our CEO declared it such this year only, most likely because coming back in just for Friday wouldn't make much sense.

 

[tvguy]

Maybe small mom and pop--but not retail.

For comparison, I noticed a local food chain opted to be closed on Christmas Eve. To me that would be better than closing the day after Christmas. Most business, including retail tend to close early relative to their normal hours or relative to the extended hours they had been offering.

But a nationwide chain that would be open on Saturday would have no reason to be closed on a Friday.

We were surprised how many wineries closed Saturday December 20th and are staying closed until January 3rd. They are often mom and pops, but I would think Christmas and New Years would be a huge sales period of them. The 2 we did go to on Tuesday (the 23rd) were packed.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Then clearly the other wineries' decision to close for two weeks was less than ideal from a business and financial point of view. Still, a winery would have enough of its production - primary business - completed in advance of closing for two weeks.

A typical retailer can't do that. It doesn't matter whether one is "in" retail, this should be common sense to any adult consumer. No sensible retailer, no matter how family-friendly, would close on a non-holiday and allow all its potential business to go to the competition.

 

[disneychrista]

coming back in just for Friday wouldn't make much sense.

This is why thought and why I took the day off. Just can't come in on Friday after having two days.

 

[SUSIEQ]

Ok back on topic.....has anyone ever gotten any good deals the day after Christmas at Costco in the USA? It sounds like mo so far....

No, I have not.

 

[tvguy]

Then clearly the other wineries' decision to close for two weeks was less than ideal from a business and financial point of view. Still, a winery would have enough of its production - primary business - completed in advance of closing for two weeks.

A typical retailer can't do that. It doesn't matter whether one is "in" retail, this should be common sense to any adult consumer. No sensible retailer, no matter how family-friendly, would close on a non-holiday and allow all its potential business to go to the competition.

Production would have nothing to do with it. Harvest wrapped up the first week of October, and bottling isn't until spring. Other than monitoring fermentation, production is over. This would be prime time for them to do their primary business, selling the wine they Produced. Mind you, these are small wineries that often have no retail outlets other than sales from their winery.
Now, some, like Acquiesce, I understand why they are closed. They sold out their entire 2014 production 2 months ago.

 

[Judique]

Okay - I was at 2 Costco's on Dec 24.

Most of the xmas stuff was marked down at both.

One had a lot of gift baskets and candy still in stock as well as lights and ribbon and some other décor. The $599 tree was still full price.

The other was almost all sold out.

I did buy some light sets (led) that were $12 plus 3 weeks ago for 3.97.

I think it will depend where you are located if anything is still available on Dec 26.

 

[SirDuff]

To be honest, because people here have said that Costco is very much in tune with it's employees personal lives. I am not in retail, and the day after Christmas is not a holiday, but our CEO declared it such this year only, most likely because coming back in just for Friday wouldn't make much sense.

I thought you worked in TV and your work was always open? So how would it be "coming back just for Friday"? The same thought holds for Costco - they are open Saturday, so it isn't coming back "just for Friday".

 

[declansdad]

I thought you worked in TV and your work was always open? So how would it be "coming back just for Friday"? The same thought holds for Costco - they are open Saturday, so it isn't coming back "just for Friday".

Probably open Sunday as well.

Here in New Brunswick, Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday but retail stores are required by law to be closed.

 

[tvguy]

I thought you worked in TV and your work was always open? So how would it be "coming back just for Friday"? The same thought holds for Costco - they are open Saturday, so it isn't coming back "just for Friday".

I work in the news department. Yes, the news department is always open. Sales, business office, promotion and production departments are not, they take holidays off. So out of 120 employees, about 40 normally work holidays. Corporate declared Friday a holiday because it wasn't worth coming in for just Friday. We have just a little over 20,000 employees nationwide, so I suspect if staffing rations are the same in other locations, about 2/3 of that 20,000 have tomorrow off, and 1/3 are working.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Production would have nothing to do with it. Harvest wrapped up the first week of October, and bottling isn't until spring. Other than monitoring fermentation, production is over. This would be prime time for them to do their primary business, selling the wine they Produced. Mind you, these are small wineries that often have no retail outlets other than sales from their winery.
Now, some, like Acquiesce, I understand why they are closed. They sold out their entire 2014 production 2 months ago.

Thank you for the education on small California winery operations.

At first it seemed questioning whether Costco is open on a standard retail operating day might be attributed to the chain not having any outlets in California - but a tiny bit of research proved that untrue.

Then the thought that perhaps a complete unfamiliarity with how retail businiesses - particularly chains - operate was quickly shot down by the presumption that an intelligent, functioning adult would have shopped numerous times and be aware that stores are generally open seven days a week - so wouldn't be opening "for just one day before the weekend".

There's only one explanation left for the repeated erroneous insistence.

 

[tvguy]

Thank you for the education on small California winery operations.

At first it seemed questioning whether Costco is open on a standard retail operating day might be attributed to the chain not having any outlets in California - but a tiny bit of research proved that untrue.

Then the thought that perhaps a complete unfamiliarity with how retail businiesses - particularly chains - operate was quickly shot down by the presumption that an intelligent, functioning adult would have shopped numerous times and be aware that stores are generally open seven days a week - so wouldn't be opening "for just one day before the weekend".

There's only one explanation left for the repeated erroneous insistence.

Merry Christmas.