Hamilton Place Mall set to open earlier than ever Thanksgiving Day

When you think of Thanksgiving, turkey, pumpkin pie and football normally come to mind. But nowadays, it’s shopping.

Catherine Wells, Hamilton Place Mall Spokesperson said, "Last year the mall opened at 8pm and this year the majority of the stores wanted to open a little earlier. So most mall stores will be open by 6pm on Thanksgiving Day." The majority of department stores will be opening at 6pm Thanksgiving day, with the exception of JC Penny’s opening at 5pm. Stores inside the mall will be given the option to close in the middle of the night if they choose too. Wells, "A lot of them will be shutting down between like one and six. But at six am we expect 1-hundred percent of the stores to be open on Friday."

Wells says there will be a lot of deals on Thanksgiving Day. And shoppers we spoke too are in favor of the decision to open even earlier on the holiday. Sandra Knox, Hamilton Place Mall Shopper said, "I think it’s a wonderful idea. And for the early birds to get out and do their shopping early before they go to work." Siim Barna, Hamilton Place Mall Shopper said, "I think it’s a great idea because most people want to get their shopping down with." Wells says when the Mall opened early last year families took advantage of the earlier shopping hours. She expects this year to go over just as smoothly. Wells said, "It was a lot of families. A lot of you could tell, just people trying to walk off dinner type fun. They brought the kids, the grandparents, and it was really a lot of fun. Very different from what we usually see on black Friday. Black Friday is typically the real serious shoppers looking for those deals."

For more information on stores opening during the holiday visit: www.hamiltonplace.com.