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[Spurt]

I know I sound like QVC ---its only 2 months away but here's a list of Thanksgiving store closures for 2018:

Thanksgiving Day Store Closures Include…

BY MARIANNE WILSONOctober 1, 2018

Retailers are beginning to reveal their holiday shopping plans......

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BJ’s, Nordstrom, The Home Depot and Costco are among the companies that will not open their doors on Thanksgiving Day, which this year falls on Nov. 22, according to website BestBlackFriday.com.

“According to our recent 2018 survey, only 24.67% of Americans actually favor Thanksgiving openings,” said Phillip Dengler, co-owner, BestBlackFriday.com. He added that 47.66% dislike Thanksgiving openings, while 27.67% are indifferent.

In certain locations, some stores do not have the option of being open on the holiday. Thanksgiving Blue Laws in the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine prevent stores from being open on the holiday, Dengler added.

Here is the list of the retailers that plan to close their stores on Thanksgiving Day, as compiled by BestBlackFriday.com (which will update the list as more companies announce their plans):

A.C. Moore
Abt Electronics
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Acme Tools
Allen Edmonds
American Girl
At Home
AT&T (company-Owned Stores)
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Burlington
Christopher & Banks
Cost Plus World Market
Costco
Craft Warehouse
Crate and Barrel
Dillard’s
dressbarn (majority of stores)
Fleet Farm
Gardner-White Furniture
Guitar Center
H&M
Half Price Books
Harbor Freight Tools
Hobby Lobby
Home Depot
HomeGoods
Homesense
Ikea
Joann Stores
Lowe’s
Marshalls
Mattress Firm
Music & Arts
Nordstrom
Nordstrom Rack
P.C. Richard & Son
Patagonia
Pep Boys
Petco
PetSmart
Pier 1 Imports
Publix
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture | Mattresses
REI
Sam’s Club
Sierra Trading Post
Sportsman’s Warehouse
Sprint (Retail Stores Closed Unless Mall Dictates Otherwise; Mall Kiosks May Open)
Staples
Stein Mart
Sur La Table
The Container Store
TJ Maxx
Tractor Supply Co.
Trollbeads
Von Maur
West Marine

[blackhole99]

Black Friday is a tradition in my area. We have two big malls that do a fantastic business on Black Friday. There are only a few stores on that list in either of the malls. I don't shop Black Friday at the mall simply because of the horrendous crowds.

[deepwaterdotter]

Not a problem, I'm a 'couch potato' after the leftovers are stored and dishes washed and put away.

[ALRATIBA]

No issue for me.   

[Alison Wonderland]

I don't go to stores on Thanksgiving. I don't go on Black Friday, either. I do my shopping from home on Friday so that I don't have to deal with parking and crowds.

[Spurt]

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@blackhole99 wrote:

Black Friday is a tradition in my area. We have two big malls that do a fantastic business on Black Friday. There are only a few stores on that list in either of the malls. I don't shop Black Friday at the mall simply because of the horrendous crowds.

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@blackhole99

This is about reversing the trend of retailers being open on THANKSGIVING DAY 

[beckyb1012]

Only go to the grocery store since it is dead as a doorknob.  Have not shopped on a black Friday since I had to work them back in high school/college days. Yikes!!, every little bit helps the clerks is the way I look at it.  Much less even think of shop on a precious holiday like Thanksgiving.

[Catiele]

Have never shopped on Black Friday. I have a friend that went out on Friday and didn’t go home until her shopping was done.

[gidgetgh]

I’ve shopped on Black Friday, with my sister, every year since the 70’s. We have a great time. We start at about 6:30 AM or so. 

As for stores being open on Thanksgiving, my feelings on that have kind of changed the last few years. I’m not really a fan of holidays anymore and while I’ve never gone to a store on Thanksgiving before, I can see me doing it now. Having them open doesn’t bother me at all and it used to. 

[catter70]

Good for them. Their employees should be able to celeebrate their holiday with their friend/ families like the rest of us. I do, though, go out black friday, but not till mid a.m.