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Head: Bath & Body Works opens earlier than ever on Thanksgiving

By Judd Workman

Today at 3 p.m. Bath & Body Works opened its doors to customers — the earliest the business has ever opened on Thanksgiving.

“We stay open all night and close at 10 p.m. on Black Friday,” said Jared Wight, a sales associate at Bath & Body Works.

In previous years the store has opened at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Dewey Richardson, the general manager for the Cache Valley Mall, said that the mall opened the outside doors even earlier so customers could have a warm place to wait in line.

“We try to make it as friendly to the retailer and the customer as possible,” Richardson said. “I think it gives us a bit of a competitive advantage.”

Wight said he didn’t think the store would become very busy until about 7 p.m.

“Some people kill time here while they’re waiting to go to other stores,” Wight said. “JCPenney is supposedly having a crazy sale so we’re hoping to pick up some of its customers.”