I HOPE YOU COME BACK WITH
ANOTHER PROGRESS REPORT.
JOHN HUSTED, OF OHIO.
>> THANK YOU.
STUART: LOOK AT WALMART, SAYS,
THAT THEY WILL CLOSE ON
THANKSGIVING DAY.
SOUNDS LIKE A BIG DEAL TO ME,
ASH.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
ASHLEY: THAT IS INTERESTING.
ALSO THE COMPANY ANNOUNCING THEY
WILL THROW IN ANOTHER
$428 MILLION IN BONUSES FOR
THEIR WORKERS.
THAT MEANS THAT PART-TIME
WORKERS, HOURLY, WILL GET A
BONUS OF $150 AND FULL-TIME
ASSOCIATES WILL GET A 300-DOLLAR
BONUS WHICH IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE THAT NOW BRINGS THE
TOTAL, THAT THE COMPANY HAS
GIVEN OUT IN BONUSES TO ITS
EMPLOYEES TO OVER A BILLION
DOLLARS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
1.1 BILLION.
SO THEY CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
THEIR EMPLOYEES WHICH I THINK IS
A GREAT THING.
AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, STU, THEY
ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE STORE ON
THANKSGIVING DAY, SAYING THAT IS
THE DAY FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEND
WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
STUART: THEY ARE THE LARGEST
EMPLOYER IN AMERICA, I BELIEVE.
PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYER.
ASHLEY: YEP.
STUART: I THINK THEY’RE BEING
NICE TO EMPLOYEES BY CLOSING ON
THANKS -- THANKSGIVING.
STAY AT HOME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
THAT IS EMPLOYEE FRIENDLY MOVE.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.
