He's No Scrooge: Christian Businessman's Christmas Decision Has Him Set to Lose Millions

Will Maule : Dec 21, 2017
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"I have given the concept of one day in seven as a day of rest a lot of thought and I am not making an exception just because it is Christmas Eve." -Gary Grant

(United Kingdom)—[Faithwire.com] A Christian businessman is choosing to let his staff head home early this Christmas so that they can spend some quality time with their families, all at a huge cost to his successful business. (Screenshot-Photo: Owner of The Entertainer toy shops, Gary Grant/YouTube/via Faithwire.com)

Owner of The Entertainer toy shops, Gary Grant, doesn't open on Sundays anyway, but December 24th could have earned the company some $2.7 million in sales. Still, he is choosing to shut the doors to his 149 stores and let his 1,700 staff head home for the festive period.

"I have given the concept of one day in seven as a day of rest a lot of thought and I am not making an exception just because it is Christmas Eve," he said, as reported by Daily Mail. Grant believes that family life is "under attack enough" and wants to see his staff spend more quality time with their loved ones.

Grant is open in his Christian faith and lets...

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