TARGET, Medina, MN on Black Friday 2001 – Thanksgiving night just before midnight…there’s a surprisingly very large crowd patiently waiting in line outside of the Target in Medina, MN. Check out the brief one minute video below of the crowds! This is the official kick-off to the Black Friday sales push by all retailers for the Christmas season. I was caught off guard at the size of the crowd – this is Medina! (Medina, MN is located just west of Plymouth and south of Maple Grove). It is about 20-25 minutes northwest of downtown Minneapolis.
(VIDEO) Black Friday Crowds Line Up at the Target Store in Medina, MN – Midnight Opening Thanksgiving Night
November 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
Andersen Windows Layoffs – 250 Employees Will Be Eliminated by Year End 2011
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Andersen Windows announced today that they will be laying off 250 employees out of a total workforce of 9,000. That’s less than 3%. The bigger issue is that they see no signs of improvement in the housing economy.
Andersen Windows is a premium window and door manufacturer so perhaps they are being hit as people move down in price and quality in order to save a few bucks. But that said, the industry overall continues its downward slope. According to this Star Tribune article, they quote the following, “Window shipments have fallen sharply since 2005 and are expected to fall about 9 percent this year, according to the Window and Door Manufacturers Association. Lower sales for new construction and remodeling are causing the declines.”
It continues to look like there will not be a housing turnaround until 2013 at the earliest.