While several stores choose to open early on Thanksgiving Day to get a head start on Black Friday sales for eager shoppers, a growing number of major retailers have said they’ll be closed so employees can spend the day with their families.

Over the past decade, many retail chains have expanded their Black Friday hours earlier and earlier, sometimes into the previous day, to get a head start on the competition.

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Among the stores that will officially be closed on Thanksgiving Day 2019, which falls on Nov. 28, include:

Army and Airforce Exchange Service

Academy Sports and Outdoors

Ace Hardware

Ann Taylor

Barnes & Noble

BJ’s

Bob's Discount Furniture

Burlington Coat Factory

Costco

Crate & Barrel

Fleet Farm

Guitar Center

Half-Price Books

Hobby Lobby

Homegoods

JO-ANN Fabric and Craft Stores

Lowe’s

Marshalls

Menards

Neiman Marcus

Nordstrom

Office Depot

OfficeMax

Pier 1

Petco

PetSmart

REI

Sam’s Club

Sierra Trading Post

Staples

Stein Mart

The Container Store

T.J. Maxx

True Value

These closures are all according to BestBlackFriday.com, a website that compiles annual Black Friday information for consumers.


Shoppers queue outside of a Best Buy store during their Black Friday sale which started at midnight on November 23, 2012 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Cost Plus World Market, Dillard’s, Harbor Freight, H&M, Home Depot, IKEA, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sur La Table were predicted to be closed on Thanksgiving, according to the website.

Stores that are confirmed to be open on Thanksgiving Day include:

A.C. Moore

Best Buy

Bed, Bath and Beyond

CVS

DSW

Gamestop

Gordmans

JCPenney

Kmart

Macy’s

Mattress Firm

Meijer

New York & Company

Old Navy

RiteAid

Sears

Target

Walgreens

Walmart

These openings are all according to BestBlackFriday.com, citing direct communication with the retailer.

The website also predicted that Bass Pro Shops, Big Lots and Kohl's were among retailers that would remain open during the holiday, too.

Target also announced it will start its Black Friday event on Thanksgiving Day for the second year in a row.

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More than 70 percent of shoppers believe stores should be closed on Thanksgiving Day, a survey conducted by BestBlackFriday.com found.

“The growing trend in online shopping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday continues to reflect that most consumers would rather spend the Thanksgiving holiday at home than out in traffic or shopping among strangers,” the website states.

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In 2018, Thanksgiving Day spending reached $3.7 billion in online sales, up 28 percent from 2017, according to MarketWatch.