Is Retail Opening Christmas Day?

The commercialization of our holidays continues on and on! Corporations want that money! And at the expense of their underpaid and unappreciated workers, some companies may be open on Christmas.

First things first, the Walmart theory. Walmart is the world's largest retail company. This year they will be closed on Christmas. But if this company should open on Christmas day, expect all retail companies to follow. Many companies are looking into these ideas of keeping their operations active everyday.

Since Thanksgiving, our society has been pressured to get the new gadgets and do dads. They've pushed, shoved, fought, stole and even shot at one another on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Retail loves the holiday season. It helps end their fiscal years in the black and not the red!

The country's largest fast food provider is encouraging their franchises to stay open on Christmas.

McDonald’s Corp. reportedly is asking franchise operations to remain open on Christmas Day to help boost the burger behemoth’s sales, says a report from trade publication Advertising Age.

“Starting with Thanksgiving, ensure your restaurants are open throughout the holidays,” McDonald’s USA
Chief Operating Officer Jim Johannesen wrote Nov. 8 in a company memo obtained by Ad Age. “Our largest holiday opportunity as a system is Christmas Day. Last year, (company-operated) restaurants that opened on Christmas averaged $5,500 in sales.”

The publication estimated Oak Brook, Ill-based McDonald’s made $36 million on Thanksgiving Day this year assuming $6,000 in sales at each of 6,000 U.S. restaurants that were open for the holiday.

But McDonald’s capitalistic hunger isn't as radical as some might think.

The Huffington Post reports that Denny’s, Starbucks Corp. and other food merchants expect to have “almost all” restaurants and shops open Dec. 25. Burger King Worldwide Inc. , Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.  and Yum Brands Inc.'s Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are among national chains that say some restaurants will be open, at least for limited hours.

Dublin-based Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ:WEN) is one of the chains that expects few or none of its operations to be running on that day.

I love it and I bet most of you too. McDonald's is the largest fast food provider in the world.

Seasons bright at McDonald's. Some locations may be open on Christmas.

Some are praising the idea, others are slamming it as another attempt for ruining the holidays of their employees.

Is it a good idea? 

Anyways, these businesses Walgreen's, 7-Eleven, Exxon, and the Waffle House are open everyday.

A list of operations that are 24/7, 365.

• Hospitals
• Police Department
• Fire Department
• Airports
• Hotels
• Public Transportation (in cities with populations over 50,000)
• Gas Stations
• Toll Roads (highways, bridges, ferries, and tunnels)
• Trucking 
• Railroads
• News 
• Power Companies
• Car Washes
• Movie Theaters (depending on movies being released)
• Social Networks
• Comfort Groups (suicide prevention and homeless shelters)
• Phone Companies
• Shipping 
• U.S. Military (in times of war and peace)
• President Of The United States