These store closures might put a wrench in your Thanksgiving Day shopping plans, because they'll be closed for the holiday.
Initially I didn't understand the appeal of shopping on Thanksgiving, but there's something so overpoweringly magical about Christmas that I just can't help it anymore. Unfortunately shoppers won't be able to shop at these stores. Fortunately, the employees at these stores will get to enjoy their holiday.
According to USA TODAY, these stores across the country will be closed:
- A.C. Moore
- Abt Electronics
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Ace Hardware
- Acme Tools
- Allen Edmonds
- American Girl
- At Home
- AT&T (company-owned stores)
- Barnes & Noble
- 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 & 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
- Lamps Plus
- Lowe's
- Marshalls
- Mattress Firm
- Menards
- Music & Arts
- Nordstrom
- Nordstrom Rack
- Office Depot and OfficeMax
- 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 (with the exception of some small retail stores and kiosks)
- Staples
- Stein Mart
- Sur La Table
- The Container Store
- The Paper Store
- TJ Maxx
- Tractor Supply Co.
- Trollbeads
- Von Maur
- West Marine
This post will periodically be updated to reflect updated store closures between its original publication and Thanksgiving Day.
Photo: Getty Images/Rosley Majid, EyeEm
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