I find it funny that so many people think stores opening on Thanksgiving is something new. It’s why the Macy Parade exists folks (and used to be in a lot more places than NYC), to bring Santa and the parade fans INTO the store to start shopping. One of the oldest traditions of Thanksgiving IS shopping.
Actually, Macy’s was NEVER open on Thanksgiving Day itself, parade or no parade. The first time it opened to the public on Thanksgiving was last year. In 2012, it opened at midnight on Black Friday.
However, Macy’s staff was hard at work. Some would work the parade, and MANY others were busy transforming the flagship store in NYC into the winter wonderland made famous in “Miracle on 34th Street.”
But the store itself was never opened. Here’s an article about this very subject (sorry about it being from CNBC): http://www.cnbc.com/id/102085903
Regards,