Costco: proteja los bosques boreales y use pulpa reciclada en su papel higiénico 25MAI19

Soy un cliente Coste y he participado en campañas de petición a Coste para conseguir que cambien las políticas y prácticas de la empresa para el beneficio del planeta. Costco responde a la presión pública, así que espero que no sólo va a firmar esta petición Coste pero también puede dejar de comprar papel higiénico Kirkland hasta Coste compromete a hacer su papel higiénico con un mínimo de 50% post consumo de materiales reciclados. 

Los bosques boreales de Canadá se tiran por el inodoro y la marca Kirkland de Costco es uno de los peores delincuentes.  Es hora de Costco para mejora su comportamiento y cambiar a materiales reciclados post-consumo.   FIRMA LA PETICIÓN  El papel higiénico está destruyendo de edad madura grandes y majestuosos bosques boreales de Canadá, empeorando el cambio climático, poniendo en peligro la vida silvestre, y afecta a cientos de comunidades indígenas de todo el país.  Y no hay una buena razón de que esto debería estar sucediendo.  De acuerdo con un nuevo informe de nuestros amigos en el NRDC y Stand.earth,  marca Kirkland de Costco es uno de los peores delincuentes.  Se utiliza el 100% de pulpa virgen que viene de estos bosques preciosos cuando podría ser el uso de materiales reciclados y la protección de ellos en su lugar.  Otros de los principales productores de papel tisú como Kimberly-Clark , que hacen Cottenelle,  tienen planes para reducir el contenido de pulpa virgen a la mitad en 2025  y detener a millones de acres de bosque boreal prístino de ser tirado por el inodoro. ¿Por qué es Costco haciendo nada?  El papel higiénico es el mayor punto de venta de Costco así que comprometerse con más contenido reciclado haría una diferencia importante a los bosques boreales.  No sólo eso, sería la pila en la presión de los gigantes de tejidos tenaces como Procter and Gamble a subir a bordo con hacer el cambio. Juntos podemos cambiar toda la industria de tejidos y proteger los bosques boreales preciosos.  Dile a Costco a ser responsable con el planeta y cambiar a 50% post-consumo mínimo de materiales reciclados!  El bosque boreal canadiense es el  mayor bosque intacto en el mundo , que cubre casi el 60% de Canadá y  el hogar de 600 comunidades indígenas.  El bosque es un  promotor fundamental en la lucha contra el cambio climático, Ya que almacena el carbono equivalente de casi el doble de las reservas recuperables de petróleo del mundo, en el suelo.  Durante los últimos veinte años, 28 millones de acres de bosque boreal canadiense han sido talados para hacer papel higiénico , aproximadamente del tamaño de Pensilvania.  Empresas de papel higiénico no tienen que utilizar pasta virgen . Empresas como Seventh Generation hacen el papel higiénico 100% reciclado post-consumo y proporcionan una gran alternativa. I t es hora de que Costco hizo lo mismo.  Juntos, con nuestros amigos en el NRDC y Stand.earth, SumOfUs está trabajando para cambiar toda la industria de tejido para proteger nuestros bosques y mitigar el cambio climático. SumOfUs ha obligado a las empresas a utilizar soluciones amigables con el ambiente antes. Cuando nos encontramos con que fuera Starbucks no había cumplido su promesa de servir un vaso de papel reciclable al 100%, casi 400.000 miembros apenas como se presionaron más grande cadena de café corporativa del mundo para cumplir con su promesa. ¡Y funcionó!  Starbucks ha comprometido a producir una taza totalmente reciclables y compostables en los próximos tres años.  Con Costco, no hay tiempo que perder. Es tiempo para que se ponga fin a sus prácticas derrochadoras y destructivas, y, finalmente, puso las personas y el planeta por delante de sus propios beneficios.  ¿Va a llamar a Costco para cambiar a un 50% post-consumo mínimo de materiales reciclados?  FIRMA LA PETICIÓN  Gracias por todo lo que hacen,  Amelia, Angus, Lisa y el equipo de SumOfUs  Más información: Acabó con: amor de papel higiénico de lujo de Estados Unidos está destruyendo los bosques canadienses , The Guardian 01 de Marzo de 2019  La problemática de las tisular: ¿Cómo los EE.UU. son los sofocos bosques Away , NRDC, 20 de febrero de 2019

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Costco: protégez les forêts boréales et utilisez de la pâte recyclée dans votre papier toilette 25MAI19

Je suis un client de Costo et ont participé à des campagnes de pétition à Costo pour les amener à changer les politiques et pratiques de l'entreprise au profit de la planète. Costco ne répond à la pression publique et j'espère que vous signerez non seulement cette pétition pour Costo mais vous arrêterez également acheter du papier toilette Kirkland jusqu'à ce que Costo accepte de faire leur papier toilette avec un minimum de 50% de matières recyclées post-consommation. 

Les forêts boréales du Canada sont jetés dans les toilettes et la marque de Costco Kirkland est l' un des pires délinquants.  Il est temps pour Costco pour nettoyer son acte et passer à desmatériaux recyclés post-consommation.   SIGNER LA PÉTITION  Le papier de toilette est en train de détruire de vastes et majestueux des forêts anciennes du Canada La forêt boréale, l' aggravation du changement climatique, mettant en danger la faune, et affectant des centaines de communautés autochtones à travers le pays.  Et il n'y a aucune bonne raison cela devrait se produire.  Selon un nouveau rapport de nos amis au NRDC et Stand.earth,  la marque de Costco Kirkland est l' un des pires délinquants.  Il utilise 100% de pâte vierge qui vient de ces forêts précieuses quand il pourrait utiliser des matériaux recyclés et les protéger au lieu.  D' autres grands producteurs de tissus comme Kimberly-Clark , qui font Cottenelle,  ont des plans pour réduire la teneur en pâte vierge de moitié d' ici 2025  et arrêter des millions d'acres de forêt boréale vierge d'être vidées dans les toilettes. Alors , pourquoi ne fait rien Costco?  Le papier toilette est le plus grand élément de vente de Costco afin de s'engager à plus de contenu recyclé ferait une grande différence dans les forêts boréales.  Non seulement cela, il pile sur la pression des géants de tissus tenaces comme Proctor and Gamble pour obtenir à bord avec faire le changement. Ensemble , nous pouvons changer toute l'industrie des tissus et de protéger les forêts boréales précieuses.  Dites Costco d'être responsable de la planète et passer au minimum 50% post-consommation de matériaux recyclés!  La forêt boréale du Canada est la  plus grande forêt intacte dans le monde , couvrant près de 60% du Canada et  abrite 600 communautés autochtones.  La forêt est un  promoteur essentiel dans la lutte contre le changement climatique, Car il stocke l'équivalent carbone de près de deux réserves de pétrole récupérables du monde dans son sol.  Au cours des vingt dernières années, 28 millions d' acres de forêt boréale canadienne ont été coupés pour faire du papier toilette , à peu près la taille de Pennsylvanie.  Toilettes entreprises de papier ne doivent pas utiliser la pâte vierge . Des entreprises comme la septième génération font 100% du papier hygiénique recyclé post-consommation et offrent une excellente alternative. Je t est temps que Costco a fait la même chose.  Ensemble, avec nos amis au NRDC et Stand.earth, SumOfUs travaille à changer l'ensemble du secteur des tissus pour protéger nos forêts et atténuer les changements climatiques. SumOfUs a contraint les entreprises à utiliser des solutions respectueuses de l' environnement avant. Lorsque nous avons constaté que Starbucks avait pas hors tenu sa promesse de servir une tasse de papier 100% recyclable, près de 400 000 membres , tout comme vous exercé des pressions plus grande chaîne de café d' entreprise du monde à faire leur promesse. Et cela a fonctionné!  Starbucks engagé à produire une tasse entièrement recyclable et compostable dans les trois prochaines années.  Avec Costco, il n'y a pas de temps à perdre. Il est temps pour elle de mettre fin à ses pratiques inutiles et destructrices, et enfin, mettre le peuple et la planète en avance sur ses propres bénéfices.  Voulez - vous faire appel à Costco pour passer à des matériaux recyclés minimum de 50% post-consommation?  SIGNER LA PÉTITION  Merci pour tout ce que vous faites,  Amelia, Angus, Lisa et l'équipe SumOfUs  Plus d' informations: Effacé sur: l'amour de l' Amérique du papier toilette de luxe est en train de détruire les forêts canadiennes , The Guardian 01 Mars 2019  Le problème avec le tissu: Comment les États - Unis Flushing Les forêts à l' extérieur , NRDC, 20 février 2019

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Costco: protect the boreal forests and use recycled pulp in your toilet paper 25MAI19

I am a Costo customer and have participated in petition campaigns to Costo to get them to change company policies and practices for the benefit of the planet. Costco does respond to public pressure so I hope you will not only sign this petition to Costo but will also stop buying Kirkland toilet paper until Costo agrees to make their toilet paper with a minimum of 50% post consumer recycled materials. 

Canada’s boreal forests are being flushed down the toilet and Costco’s Kirkland brand is one of the worst offenders. It’s time for Costco to clean up its act and switch to post-consumer recycled materials.  SIGN THE PETITION  Toilet paper is destroying Canada’s vast and majestic old-growth Boreal forests, worsening climate change, endangering wildlife, and affecting hundreds of Indigenous communities across the country. And there’s no good reason this should be happening. According to a new report from our friends at the NRDC and Stand.earth, Costco’s Kirkland brand is one of the worst offenders. It uses 100% virgin pulp that comes from these precious forests when it could be using recycled materials and protecting them instead. Other major tissue producers like Kimberly-Clark, who make Cottenelle, have plans to cut virgin pulp content in half by 2025 and stop millions of acres of pristine boreal forest from being flushed down the toilet. So why is Costco doing nothing? Toilet paper is Costco's biggest selling item so committing to more recycled content would make a major difference to the boreal forests. Not only that, it would pile on the pressure for stubborn tissue giants like Proctor and Gamble to get on board with making the change. Together we can change the entire tissue industry and protect the precious boreal forests. Tell Costco to be responsible to the planet and switch to minimum 50% post-consumer recycled materials! The Canadian boreal forest is the largest intact forest in the world, covering almost 60% of Canada and home to 600 Indigenous communities. The forest is a critical proponent in the fight against climate change, as it stores the carbon equivalent of nearly twice the world’s recoverable oil reserves in its soil. Over the last twenty years, 28 million acres of Canadian boreal forest have been cut down to make toilet paper, roughly the size of Pennsylvania. Toilet paper companies don’t have to use virgin pulp. Corporations like Seventh Generation make 100% post-consumer recycled toilet paper and provide a great alternative. It’s time that Costco did the same. Together, with our friends at the NRDC and Stand.earth, SumOfUs is working to shift the entire tissue industry to protect our forests and mitigate climate change. SumOfUs has forced corporations to use environmentally friendly solutions before. When we found that out Starbucks hadn’t kept its promise to serve a 100% recyclable paper cup, almost 400,000 members just like yourself pressured the world’s largest corporate coffee chain to make good on their promise. And it worked! Starbucks committed to produce a fully recyclable and compostable cup within the next three years. With Costco, there’s no time to lose. It’s time for it to end its wasteful and destructive practices, and finally, put the people and the planet ahead of its own profits. Will you call on Costco to switch to minimum 50% post-consumer recycled materials?  SIGN THE PETITION  Thanks for all that you do, Amelia, Angus, Lisa and the team at SumOfUs More information: Wiped out: America's love of luxury toilet paper is destroying Canadian forests, The Guardian, 01 March 2019 The Issue with Tissue: How the U.S. Is Flushing Forests Away, NRDC, 20 February 2019

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The Bible, Costco, and Fiction: On Foolish Christians and Multiplying Hot Dogs & Pastor Apologizes to Costco, Praises Them for Their Good Works 22NOV13

THIS pastor claims "faux news" and other media took him for a ride....

I don't believe him. He could have refused to speak to fox and all other media. He knew exactly what he was doing and though he'd get so good PR for his church. Well, his actions may have actually harmed Christianity rather than helped it. AND BY THE BY, I have shopped at Costco for years and have NEVER seen any books labeled as fiction or non-fiction. So I do believe the Costco employee who apologized for the mis-labeling and explained the labels were from the vendor. Here is a Christian reaction to the controversy from Sojourners and the pastor's apology Daily Kos story.....


The religion section of The Huffington Post published an article on Tuesday about how some Christians are responding to Costco. Unfortunately, it wasn’t about how Christians are celebrating the fact that this big-box store not only makes a profit and actually pays its employees a living wage.

Costco recently apologized for placing "fiction" stickers on Bibles. Nicholas Eckhart/flickr

That, after all, would be Good News.
No. These Christians are outraged because Costco had Bibles labeled as fiction.
*Gasp*
Well, I had to see this for myself, so I went to Costco during my lunch break. Now, as any loyal Costco shopper will tell you, there are two times when you should never go to Costco because of the crowds: the weekend and 12:00 p.m.
So, I braved the lunchtime crowds to find the Bibles labeled with the offensive “fiction” sticker. I planned to take a picture of said Bibles for you to see, but alas, my Costco didn’t have Bibles, fictional or otherwise.
They did, however, have hot dogs. And I’ll take a $1.50 non-fictional hot dog over a $14.99 fictional Bible every time.
I love Costco.
We know about this Costco’s offensive Bible sticker because of a pastor named Caleb Kaltenbach. Despite his totally awesome name and his totally awesome twitter profile picture where he’s drinking from an R2D2 mug, Kaltenbach is all offended by Costco.
Dude, simmer down.
Christians are becoming known for being offended by anything. Some even claim that Christians in the United States are being persecuted. I wouldn’t be surprised if some loony tunes Christian states that Costco is part of a cultural conspiracy to persecute Christians.
Kattenbach didn’t say that, but he came close. He actually got an apology out of Costco by talking to Fox News (bet you didn’t see that one coming), stating: “On the one hand Christians should not yell out ‘persecution.’ We aren’t living in Iraq or Iran. But on the other hand, I believe that we do need to stand up for our faith and we need to be vocal about our concerns.”
No. We don’t. Because every time we “stand up for our faith” and are “vocal about our concerns” we make fools of ourselves. I can already hear someone offering a vague quote from St. Paul about the Christian faith being “foolishness to the Gentiles.” So, okay. Go ahead and take pride in being foolish.
But Paul wasn’t talking about being stupid. Christ crucified is foolishness to many because it says God’s power isn’t seen in fighting against the Empire of Costco when it offends us. The foolishness of Christ crucified is that Christ didn’t fight back. He didn’t defend himself. He didn’t whine about being offended. Rather, he offered forgiveness and then he moved on to his resurrection and offered peace.
Now, nonviolent love that offers forgiveness and love to those who have offended us is foolishness to the world and to many Christians. But that’s the kind of foolishness St. Paul was talking about. If the Gospels are non-fictional (and I’m foolish enough to believe they are) accounts of Jesus’ death and resurrection, then we should follow Jesus into the death of not being offended and into a resurrected life of loving everyone, especially those with whom we might take offense. In other words, death and resurrection is a process of becoming un-offended.
If the Gospels are accurate accounts of Jesus’ death and resurrection, then how would the resurrected Jesus respond to the Bible being called “fiction”? He’d gently laugh, and then he’d multiply the $1.50 hot dogs so that everyone could share in the bountiful feast that is the Kingdom of God.
Adam Ericksen blogs at the Raven Foundation, where he uses mimetic theory to provide social commentary on religion, politics, and pop culture. Follow Adam on Twitter @adamericksen.
http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/11/21/bible-costco-and-fiction-foolish-christians-and-multiplying-hot-dogs/ 

Pastor Apologizes to Costco, Praises Them for Their Good Works

 thomstarkFollow

 

I'm an avid reader of the Kos, but this is my first diary, and it's kind of personal.
I first learned about this story from The Young Turks. When I saw the quote from the pastor about Costco labeling their Bibles as "fiction," I laughed and groaned. Then I saw the name of the pastor. It was Caleb Kaltenbach, an old friend of mine from college. My immediate reaction was to be angry at him. I tagged him on Facebook and called him out, but gave him the benefit of the doubt. I wanted to see what really went down.
He called me, and told me his side of things. Turns out, he was being misquoted in the media, and it was never his intention to launch a crusade over how Costco had labeled their Bibles. He thought it was humorous, so he posted a snarky pic, having no idea the media shitstorm that would ensue. Naively, he was taken along for the ride by Fox and others.
Now probably 99 out of a 100 times, when a conservative Christian says something ridiculous in the media, they mean it. But I know Caleb, and I know he's not one of those culture warrior Christians.
Tonight, Caleb took responsibility for the controversy he unwittingly initiated, and posted an apology to Costco, and statements of support for them, on his Facebook and Twitter, where this all began.

I'm not crusading against Costco or anyone else. I am sorry that this has created a difficult season for them

Cultural warfare over book labels casts a shadow over the Gospel. Never my intent when I snapped a pic...

Matthew 25: God cares about how we care for our brothers & sisters in need... I'm glad ‪#‎Costco‬ is an example of that

‪#‎Costco‬ stands on the side of the Gospel when they pay employees a living wage & do good. Judge a tree by its fruit, not by its labels

(His Facebook is here.) Caleb isn't a culture warrior. He genuinely believes that being a Christian is about what one does for those in need, not about owning the culture. Yes, Caleb is a theological conservative, with theologically conservative views (though not necessarily politically conservative views). But while I most definitely am not a theological conservative, he and I remain friends. He's not interested in converting me to his way of thinking. He wants to cooperate with differently-minded people based on common ground. That's his thing. And, for every loud-mouthed fundy Christian who wants to make America over in their puny image, there's a down-to-earth conservative Christian who has bigger fish to fry.
So from my perspective, what this story is really about is how the media (especially Fox, obviously, but the media on both sides of the largely fictional left/right divide) feed on controversy, like parasites. And if there isn't controversy, they need to create it. It's cynicism at its finest—manipulating the emotions of those who are easily manipulated in order to turn a profit. I'm not denying that there are stupid and dangerous Christians (and fundies of all religious and non-religious stripes) out there. There are lots of them. But I do think that the primary reason there are so many of them is not something inherent in their faiths/ideologies, but something deeply embedded in the establishment media modus operandi. The media needs fundies because it needs controversy, and so it is invested in creating fundies, by limiting the parameters of acceptable public discourse, enabling, perpetuating, and amplifying the ignorance of some, then giving them the microphones.
No, I'm not denying that certain popular brands of religion have any share of the blame. Of course they do. But what we often fail to see is the way that the media and the politicians shape and recreate religion in ways that serve the purposes of perpetuating this fictive bi-polar national conflict, in order to distract us from their more basic, essentially economic, agenda.
(NOTE: This Diary has been edited to make clear the distinction between theological conservatism and political conservatism.)

Originally posted to thomstark on Fri Nov 22, 2013 at 12:50 AM PST.

Also republished by Anglican Kossacks. 

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/22/1257519/-Pastor-Apologizes-to-Costco-Praises-Them-for-Their-Good-Works#comments 

 

11 Reasons To Love Costco That Have Nothing To Do With Shopping & (UPDATED 22NOV13) Costco labels Bible as fiction in this store. Pastor goes viral for wrong reason.19&21NOV13

(JUST from the header on this post I will ask you not pass judgement on Costco until you ready the Daily Kos article.) I have enjoyed shopping at Costco for many years now, and after making the decision (today) to no longer shop at sears, starbucks and target until they improve the pay and benefits for their employees I will be spending a lot more money there. Thank you Mr Jelinek for having the morals and courage to provide for your employees, corporate America could learn a lot from you. See The 10 Companies Paying Americans The Least: 24/7 Wall Street http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-10-companies-paying-americans-least.html
for the reasons I am boycotting sears, starbucks and target. This from HuffPost and Daily KOS.....

It's not just the bulk toilet paper and $1.50 hot dog combos. There's more going on here.
1. The company pays a living wage. Costco's CEO and president, Craig Jelinek, has publicly endorsed raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, and he takes that to heart. The company's starting pay is $11.50 per hour, and the average employee wage is $21 per hour, not including overtime. Most other big box retailers start their employees at minimum wage.
2. Workers get benefits. About 88 percent of Costco employees have company-sponsored health insurance, according to David Sherwood, Costco's Director of Financial Planning and Investor Relations. "I just think people need to make a living wage with health benefits,” Jelinek told Bloomberg. “It also puts more money back into the economy and creates a healthier country. It’s really that simple.”
3. The CEO makes a reasonable salary. Costco's CEO makes far less than most executives, with a total compensation package of about $4.83 million in 2012. In contrast, Walmart CEO Mike Duke made roughly $19.3 million during the same year. Walmart's CEO earns as much as 796 average employees, according to CNN Money, compared to Costco's CEO making 48 times more than the company's median wage.

4. Costco helped its employees weather the recession. When the economic crisis hit and other retailers laid off workers, Costco's CEO approved a $1.50-an-hour wage increase for many hourly employees, spread out over three years.
5. Costco doesn't kill Thanksgiving. While many of its competitors are forcing employees to work on Thanksgiving Day, Costco will buck the trend and stay closed.
6. It also doesn’t waste money on expensive advertising. The company doesn't advertise nor does it hire a public relations staff. Meanwhile, Walmart dropped $1.89 billion on ads in 2011.
7. Its prices aren't horrendously high. Costco never marks up products by more than 15 percent, while most retailers commonly mark products up by more than 25 percent.
8. It embraces equality. Costco scored extremely well (90/100) on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, an assessment of LGBT policies in the workplace.
9. It hires from the inside. More than 70 percent of its warehouse managers began their careers working the register or the floor.
10. Costco's employees are loyal. For employees that have worked at the company for more than one year, the annual turnover rate is below six percent, according to Sherwood. For executives, the turnover rate is less than one percent.
11. Free samples. Need we say more?
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/reasons-love-costco_n_4275774.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

HERE is an update on this story from Sojourners and Daily KOS at The Bible, Costco, and Fiction: On Foolish Christians and Multiplying Hot Dogs & Pastor Apologizes to Costco, Praises Them for Their Good Works 22NOV13 http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-bible-costco-and-fiction-on-foolish.html

Thu Nov 21, 2013 at 01:01 PM PST

Costco labels Bible as fiction in this store. Pastor goes viral for wrong reason.

by Egberto WilliesFollow

A major chain found something out the hard way. They got national publicity for hitting the third rail. In a country that is 78.4% Christian, that is a dangerous mistake. Chick-fil-a can make a social mistake if it has some doctrinal backing in Christianity (implied or otherwise). The converse is not true.
Is the bible fiction? Is it literal? Did Moses really part the sea? Some people really think that the stories in the Bible are just that, fictional stories. However, some really worship the Bible as the word of God. When in doubt, if one is selling Bibles, neutrality must reign, lest you incur the wrath of the offended.
Costco labeled the Bible as fictional in a Simi Valley store. A pastor saw it.

Caleb Kaltenbach, pastor of Discovery Church, came across the Bibles while shopping for a gift and tweeted the picture on Friday with the comment: "Costco has Bibles for sale under the genre of FICTION Hmmmm..." That didn't sit well with members of his congregation.
“I was completely offended. It’s wrong, and I believe that the Bible is real,” Shellie Dungan told KTLA-TV.

Did the pastor go to Costco to get a response? Apparently he went directly to social media. He likely knew that he could rile up a significant portion of the Christian base to get notoriety. And he did. Follow me below the fold to see what happened next.

For all the brouhaha, Kaltenbach said the discussions the label has sparked have been good for the faith community. "It’s caused a lot of controversy, it’s caused a lot of conversation, which I think conversation is good," he told KCBS-TV.

I find it ironic that the pastor would go after a company like Costco. Costco treats its employees in a humane fashion by paying them a living wage and ensuring they have good benefits. Walmart stiffs its employees and pays them substandard wages while simulating support for family values. If the pastor wanted to do a Christian-like thing one would think he would be shaming Walmart into "doing unto others as they want done unto their shareholders." Costco says the mislabeling was a mistake by its distributor that they should have caught. Sadly, anyone who analyses this event should come to the conclusion that this pastor did an ‘un-Christian-like’ thing. He forgot about compassion.
Had the pastor gone directly to a Costco manager, he would have found out it was a simple mistake. By publicizing it as he did, he allowed the emotions to be unleashed on Costco. He likely hurt the bottom line of the company. That will affect many of its employees. Worse, he may have irreparably left a bad mark on the store’s manager that will follow that manager for life; So much for forgiveness.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/21/1257374/-Costco-labels-Bible-as-fiction-in-this-store-Pastor-goes-viral-for-wrong-reason

Costco, Nordstrom Refuse To Ruin Thanksgiving 13NOV13

BRAVO Costco, BJ's and Nordstrom for staying closed on Thanksgiving! From HuffPost.....

If you make a last-minute run to Costco on Thanksgiving Day, you'll be out of luck. The discount retailer is bucking the hot trend in retail: kicking off the holiday shopping season before the turkey is even out of the oven.
"Our employees work especially hard during the holiday season, and we simply believe that they deserve the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with their families," Paul Latham, the company's vice president for membership and marketing, wrote in an email to The Huffington Post. "Nothing more complicated than that."
While Walmart, Kmart, Target and others grab headlines for starting the holiday shopping season on Thanksgiving Day, Costco and a few others are standing out for their commitment to a national day off.
“Maybe call me old-fashioned, but I feel that it’s an easy decision to make [to stay closed on Thanksgiving],” Laura Sen, the CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club, told HuffPost. Her company’s 201 stores are staying closed on Thanksgiving Day. The company tried out a Thanksgiving Day opening in 2006, and shoppers just didn’t respond, she said. And staying closed that day means workers will get the “nice holiday with their families” that they deserve, Sen added.
Stores that are staying closed are also scoring points with shoppers and workers upset about being strong-armed into cutting their Thanksgiving short in order to take full advantage of Black Friday deals. “There’s a PR benefit to holding out, just as there’s a PR benefit to opening early,” said Roger Beahm, a marketing professor at Wake Forest University. “We know that there is a consumer backlash to this.”
After stores announced Thanksgiving opening and deal times, some shoppers took to company Facebook pages, arguing that stores are injecting consumerism into a holiday meant for family. Others expressed concern that employees were being forced to work on the holiday. Still others expressed a fear of missing out on deals if they didn't shop on Thanksgiving.
Nadja Gutowski, 47, is one of those shoppers. The stay-at-home mom started a petition asking shoppers to boycott Kmart, shortly after the company announced it would be opening at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving and staying open for 41 hours straight. Now that more retailers have announced their plans to open on Thanksgiving, Gutowski said she'd like to expand her petition to include them.
“It’s very tragic to me to see stores that [are] increasingly opening on the holiday, which is not only a stress to people who are planning on shopping, but also for the workers,” Gutowski said. “We all want the sales, but can you just hold them until Friday?”
Theoretically, yes, but for retailers looking to squeeze as much as possible out of a holiday shopping season that’s six days shorter this year, staying closed on Thanksgiving could be risky, Beahm said. Last year, nearly one quarter of Americans said they planned to shop on Thanksgiving Day, according to a survey from Deloitte, compared to 17 percent a year before. And the holiday season -- which is typically from Black Friday to Christmas -- made up 19.3 percent of retailers' total sales in 2012, according to the National Retail Foundation. For some stores, holiday shopping can account for as much as 40 percent of annual sales, according to the NRF. By opening on Thanksgiving, some stores want to add that one crucial day to their season.
Many of the businesses staying closed on Thanksgiving aren't geared towards your average Black Friday shopper. Nordstrom, for example, tends to do more business during its annual anniversary sale in July than on Black Friday, said spokesman Colin Johnson. For the high-end department store, staying closed on Thanksgiving and waiting to unveil holiday decorations until Black Friday is a long-standing company tradition. “This goes back as long as anybody here can remember,” Johnson said. “Over the years we’ve heard a lot from our customers, and they appreciate that we take this approach.”
As membership warehouses, BJ's and Costco tend to have a loyal customer base they can count on as well. Still, that doesn't mean they won't be tempted in the future to move Black Friday earlier, Beahm said.
“The early bird gets the worm,” Beahm said. “It will continue until the majority of people find Thanksgiving Day to be a great time to start shopping.”
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