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Anthony Hardwick, a part-time employee at a north Omaha Target store, poses for a photo in front of his place of employment, in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday. Hardwick launched a petition asking Target department stores to drop plans to open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day, when he learned of the chain's plans to have employees report to work at 11 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to work 10-hour overnight shifts. Merchants are competing for shoppers on a weekend that can be critical for their annual sales and profits, and a growing number fear opening at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., as they have in recent years, may be too late in this challenging economy.
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