A new Wal-Mart is set to have their grand opening November 11, 2015 in a town near me. As my family and I drove by and saw their chosen grand opening date a debate seemed to form when I ask their opinion on whether or not they think Wal-Mart should open on Veteran's day. One side stated that Veteran's day should be honored as many jobs and schools honor those who serve our country and Wal-Mart should have chosen another day to support their grand opening. This opinion believes that Wal-Mart may not pull their desired crowd because it could be offensive to our veterans and customers with the same opinion. The other view point said many people do not celebrate or consider Veteran's Day an actual holiday and Wal-Mart is using it as a business tactic since many people will be off work and it could pull a larger crowd to attend their grand-opening and buy their products.
My question is, do customers really care about businesses being ethical or moral or do they care about the convenience of a store being open? Many stores are open and run big sales on Thanksgiving causing many workers to miss out on spending time with their family. With the large crowd that appear for these savings one could assume that customers only really care about convenience and saving money.
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