Over 62 stores CLOSED on Thanksgiving 2017!

UPDATE: Over 62 stores have now confirmed that they will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day 2017! Does this make you want to support these stores more or less?

Posted 8:00 a.m. Nov 22, 2017 — Updated 8:00 a.m. Nov 22, 2017

Over 62 stores have now confirmed that they will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day 2017!

Does this make you want to support these stores more or less?

BestBlackFriday.com personally reached out to representatives from each of these stores over the past month and this the largest list of closings they have had in October. In fact, they expect it to grow to over 75 stores.

The list below even has some traditional and big box local grocery stores including Publix, Lidl, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Costco and Sam’s Club. There are even some malls that are closing on Thanksgiving Day.

I expect that more grocery stores will be added to this list based on the closings last year. And many grocery stores in the area usually close early on Thanksgiving Day. We'll have a full list of those grocery and drug store closings and early closings posted as soon as the stores release their holiday hours.

List of Confirmed Thanksgiving 2017 Retail Store Closures

A.C. Moore

Abt Electronics

Academy Sports + Outdoors

At Home

BJ’s Wholesale Club

Blain’s Farm and Fleet

Burlington

Cost Plus World Market

Costco

Craft Warehouse

Crate and Barrel

Dillard’s

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)

Lidl

Lowe’s

Marshalls

Mattress Firm

Micro Center

Mills Fleet Farm

Music & Arts

Neiman Marcus

Nordstrom

Nordstrom Rack

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

Sears Hometown Stores

Shoe Carnival

Sierra Trading Post

Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sprint (Corporate & Dealer Owned Stores; Mall Kiosks May Open)

Staples

Stein Mart

Sur La Table

The Container Store

The Original Mattress Factory

TJ Maxx

Tractor Supply

Trollbeads

Von Maur

West Marine

Local Malls:

Cary Town Center Mall in Cary, NC (Although stores with outside mall entrances may still be open, especially the larger retailers)

Cross Creek Mall in Fayetteville, NC (Although stores with outside mall entrances may still be open, especially the larger retailers)

Triangle Town Center Mall in Raleigh, NC (Although stores with outside mall entrances may still be open, especially the larger retailers)

Alamance Crossing in Burlington, NC (Although stores with outside mall entrances may still be open, especially the larger retailers)

Interesting Findings from the BestBlackFriday.com research:

- Most stores shared that they are closing on Thanksgiving so employees and customers can enjoy the holiday with their friends and family. Outdoor Research is even closing on Black Friday, and they expect REI to be added to that list soon.

- Thanksgiving Blue Laws for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine prevent stores in those states from being open on Thanksgiving. Do you think North Carolina should have a similar law?

- According to their recent 2017 survey, only 16.22 percent of Americans actually favor Thanksgiving openings. 57.53 percent dislike Thanksgiving openings. 26.25 percent are indifferent.

What do you think? Do you want stores to be open on Thanksgiving or should they stay closed until Black Friday?

You can see more details about the closings at BestBlackFriday.com.

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