Stores closed on Thanksgiving Day 2016: 35 stores with limited hours on Nov. 24
Black Friday is no longer a one-day shopping event, as retailers in recent years have gotten their sales started early by opening on Thanksgiving Day. But while many stores will be letting in eager holiday shoppers this Thursday, not all major retailers will be following their lead.
A survey conducted by SurveyMonkey for the website BestBlackFriday.com reported that only 17.96% of respondents favored stores remaining open on Thanksgiving Day.
Meanwhile, a survey conducted by Rich Relevance reported that 55% of Americans are annoyed or very annoyed when stores are open on Thanksgiving Day. It also found that 73% of Americans feel a store's decision to remain closed on Thanksgiving Day makes them like that retailer more, and 53% would be more likely to shop at a store that made a point of remaining closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving Store Closings 2016
Here are 35 major retailers that will close their doors on Thanksgiving Day:
A.C. Moore
American Girl
AT&T (Customer Service and Select Retail Locations Closed)
Barnes & Noble
Bed Bath & Beyond (Select Locations)
BJ's Wholesale Club
Costco
Crate and Barrel
Dillard's
dressbarn
DSW
GameStop
Hobby Lobby
Home Depot
HomeGoods
IKEA
Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
Jos. A. Bank
Lowe's
Marshalls
Neiman Marcus
Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack
Office Depot and OfficeMax
P.C. Richard & Son
Patagonia
Petco
PetSmart
Pier 1 Imports
Publix
Raymour and Flanigan Furniture
REI
Sam's Club
Staples
The Container Store
T.J. Maxx
Other Closings
In addition to these individual store closings, the Mall of America in Minnesota has also announced that it will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, with other shopping centers following suit. Tennessee-based CBL & Associates Properties will close all 89 of their regional shopping malls for the holiday, though individual stores with exterior entrances will be able to open individually.
Additionally, the Thanksgiving Day openings across the country won't extend to stores in Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island. The three New England states have "Blue Laws" that prevent stores from opening on holidays, meaning that the earliest a Black Friday sale can begin is midnight on Friday.
You can find a complete list of stores closed on Thanksgiving Day here.