We Have a List of Stores That Will Close on Thanksgiving

Dozens of stores have said they will not be open on Thanksgiving, allowing employees to spend the holiday with their families.

The list comes to us from BestBlackFriday.com. According to a survey they conducted in September, 57.53% of people are opposed to stores being open on Turkey Day, a practice that began a few years ago as stores sought to lure shoppers with early Black Friday deals.

The stores listed below agree that employees belong at home on Thanksgiving, not at work being mobbed by shopaholics. (Note: HEB will open at 6 AM on Thanksgiving, but will close early at 2 PM.)

A.C. Moore
Abt Electronics
Academy Sports + Outdoors
At Home
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Blain’s Farm and Fleet
Burlington
Cabela’s
Cost Plus World Market
Costco
Craft Warehouse
Crate and Barrel
DSW – Designer Shoe Warehouse
Ethan Allen
Gardner-White Furniture
Guitar Center
H&M
Half Price Books
Harbor Freight
Hobby Lobby
Home Depot
HomeGoods
Homesense
IKEA
JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores
Jos. A. Bank
La-Z-Boy (all corporately owned stores)
Lowe’s
Marshalls
Mattress Firm
Micro Center
Music & Arts
Neiman Marcus
Office Depot and OfficeMax
Outdoor Research (closed Black Friday too)
P.C. Richard & Son
Party City
Patagonia
Petco
PetSmart
Pier 1 Imports
Publix
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture
Sam’s Club
Sierra Trading Post
Sportsman’s Warehouse
Sprint (Corporate & Dealer Owned Stores; Mall Kiosks May Open)
Staples
Sur La Table
The Container Store
The Original Mattress Factory
TJ Maxx
Tractor Supply
Trollbeads
Von Maur
West Marine

The stores listed below are expected to be closed, but have not yet made it official.

American Girl
AT&T
Barnes & Noble
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bloomingdale’s
Christmas Tree Shops
Dillard’s
Mall of America
Mendards
Navy Exchange
Nordstrom
Nordstrom Rack
REI
Saks Fifth Avenue
Talbots