Reducing store hours is counterproductive

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• Lots of stores and shopping malls are reducing their hours.
• But this is counterproductive because people have less time to shop and the malls will be more crowded.
• They should be extending their hours to spread out the shoppers over a longer time frame.

 

[gaussian]

I dont think this logic applies in a panic. Extending hours means less time to restock and clean.

 

[athlonmank8]

Both arguments make sense

 

[SunTrader]

But the real question is do they make ... cents.

 

[IAlwaysWin]

I dont think this logic applies in a panic. Extending hours means less time to restock and clean.

It's the same concept as a double talking politician. They tell you to do one thing but on the other end they make that one thing impossible. Classic draconian inverted thinking.

 

[d08]

Exactly! Stores should have maximum customer counts instead. Rest wait outside in orderly queues.

 

[Sprout]

Exactly! Stores should have maximum customer counts instead. Rest wait outside in orderly queues.

Waiting outside in queues defeats the purpose.