It’s not even Halloween, but there’s no time like the present to start your holiday shopping game plan—and for those super shoppers out there, that means you need to know which stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Read on to see the list.
When did standing in line at a store on Thanksgiving—instead of sitting at home eating a fab feast with family—become a thing? We don’t know exactly, but it’s become increasingly more common for stores to be open on Thanksgiving Day in anticipation of Black Friday sales. But there are plenty of retailers putting their foot down—and keep their stores closed.
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So which favorite retailers will lock their doors, allowing their staff to stay home and feast on turkey, cranberries and marshmallow sweet potato casserole? You can count on some of the biggest big box stores to be closed on Thanksgiving Day this year, including Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, IKEA and Sam’s Club.
Here are 24 more stores you won’t find open on Thanksgiving Day, either. For a full list of stores, visit BestBlackFriday.com.
A.C. Moore
American Girl
AT&T (company-owned stores)
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Burlington
Crate & Barrel
Dillard’s
dressbarn (majority of stores)
H&M
Hobby Lobby
HomeGoods
Marshalls
Nordstrom
Nordstrom Rack
Petco
PetSmart
Pier 1 Imports
Publix
REI
Sprint (some mall retail stores and kiosks may open on Thanksgiving)
Staples
Sur La Table
The Container Store
TJ Maxx
If you’re wondering if more stores will join this list, we can’t say for sure. Look for updates on future Thanksgiving store closing announcements at BestBlackFriday.com.
—Erica Loop
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