It’s no secret that businesses have generated some negative headlines in recent years for opening on Thanksgiving Day. Some stores stay open all day, while others open their doors at night. Black Friday turns into Black Thursday and Friday.
And according to a survey conducted by BestBlackFriday.com, 72% of consumers think stores should be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
This year, many stores already have announced they are staying closed on Thanksgiving Day (11/28/2019), bucking the trend that we’ve seen the last few years.
Popular retailers confirmed to be closed for Thanksgiving, according to RetailMeNot and BestBlackFriday.com:
Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Ace Hardware, Ann Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Bob’s Discount Furniture, BJ’s, Bloomingdale’s, Burlington, The Container Store, Costco, Crate & Barrel, Fleet Farm, Guitar Center, H&M, Half Price Books,
Harbor Freight, Hobby Lobby, Home Depot, HomeGoods, IKEA, JOANN, Lowe’s, Marshalls, Mattress Firm (some stores), Menards, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Patagonia,
Petco, PetSmart, Pier 1, REI, Sam’s Club, Sierra Trading Post, Staples, Stein Mart, The Container Store, TJ Maxx, True Value.
Stores expected to be closed, based on previous years, according to RetailMeNot:
Cost Plus, World Market, Dillard’s, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sur La Tabl.
Popular retailers confirmed to be open for the holiday, according to BestBlackFriday.com:
Bed Bath & Beyond (opens at 5 p.m.), Best Buy (opens at 5 p.m.), CVS (24-hour stores; other locations vary), DSW (some locations open at 5 p.m.), Gamestop (opens at 3 p.m.), Gordmans (open from 3 p.m. until 1 a.m. – opens for Black Friday at 6 a.m.), JCPenney (opens at 2 p.m.), Kmart (opens at 6 a.m.), Meijer, Most Macy’s stores (opens at 5 p.m.), Old Navy (opens at 3 p.m.), RiteAid (24-hour stores; other locations vary), Sears (opens at 6 p.m.), Some Mattress Firm Stores, Some New York & Company stores (opens at 6 p.m.), Target (opens at 5 p.m.),
Walgreens (24-hour stores; other locations vary), Walmart (opens at 6 p.m.).
Stores expected to be open, based on previous years, according to RetailMeNot and BestBlackFriday.com:
Bass Pro Shop, Big Lots, Kohl’s.
