Every Store Closed on Thanksgiving

By Michael Hein - November 21, 2018 07:48 pm EST

As the holiday shopping season seems to take hold earlier and earlier every year, a few national retailers are still holding out from opening on Thanksgiving.

Black Friday is becoming an event to rival the actual holiday it follows in the U.S. After spending Thanksgiving in reflecting on gratitude and family, a lot of Americans step out for some wholesale shopping the next day, hoping to get a head start on their holiday purchases.

Those truly dedicated to the holiday spirit have been known to get up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday and line up outside of stores, or else even go out late at night after Thanksgiving for rare discounts. Many retailers have happily obliged this practice, offering doorbuster deals for those who go straight from the dinner table to the cash register.

Still, for some companies, this is a bridge too far. Whether they are sparing their employees from sleepy shifts, or they do not believe they could turn enough profit to turn the lights on, some stores stay shuttered on Thanksgiving, and it helps to know which ones.

In 2018, most of the stores closed on Thanksgiving have a more specific market, or do not offer gift-oriented products at all. According to USA Today, many are hardware stores, grocery stores or niche stores for crafts and other hyper-specific items.

Here is a look at the stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving.

Clothing

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Many clothing stores are keeping their doors shut on Thanksgiving, especially those that are more specialized. If you have a wardrobe emergency, many clothing items are available at department stores like Target, which will be open. Otherwise, here are the clothing stores that will be closed.

Allen Edmonds

Bloomingdale's

Burlington

Christopher & Banks

Dressbarn (majority of stores)

H&M

Marshalls

Neiman Marcus

Nordstrom

Nordstrom Rack

Patagonia

Saks Fifth Avenue

Shoe Carnival

Stein Mart

T.J. Maxx

Trollbeads

Von Maur

Home/Furniture

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Decorating and furnishing a home takes personal taste, and does not make for easy gift-buying. It is perhaps for that reason that so many home and furniture stores are not opening on Thanksgiving day.

At Home

Bealls Outlet

Bob's Discount Furniture

City Furniture

Crate & Barrel

El Dorado Furniture

Gardner-White Furniture

HomeGoods

Homesense

Ikea

Lamps Plus

Lowe’s

Mattress Firm

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture | Mattresses

Sur La Table

The Container Store

Cost Plus World Market

Pier 1 Imports

Hardware

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With the exception of some luxury tools and gift cards, hardware stores see little boost during the holiday season. It is no wonder that the stores listed below decided it was not worth it to open up shop on Thanksgiving day.

Ace Hardware

Acme Tools

Blain’s Farm & Fleet

Fleet Farm

Harbor Freight Tools

Home Depot

Menards

Pep Boys

Tractor Supply Co.

Craft Stores

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Craft supplies would make a great gift for an avid DIY-er, if they were not so hyper-specific most of the time. In addition, most crafting products are so cheap already that retailer can offer little in the way of enticing discounts. Here are the national craft store chains closing up for Thanksgiving.

A.C. Moore

Craft Warehouse

Hobby Lobby

Joann Stores

Electronics

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Sure, you may be hoping to get your friend or loved one some shiny new gadget this holiday season, but you are probably not looking to a small specialty shop for the deals. Stores that deal in electronics cannot compete with massive retailers like Target, Best Buy or even Amazon, and must focus on things like cell phone plans — a risky choice for a gift. Here are the electronics shops that will not be open on

Thanksgiving.

Abt Electronics

AT&T (company-owned stores only)

Micro Center

P.C. Richard & Son

Sprint (some mall retail stores and kiosks may be open on Thanksgiving)

Staples

Sporting Goods

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In today's day and age, if a kid is more interested in getting outside and playing sports than Fortnite when the holidays roll around, that's a win. Unfortunately, sporting goods retailers are not optimistic that that will be the case, judging by how man are closed for Thanksgiving.

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Big 5 Sporting Goods

Outdoor Research

REI

Sierra Trading Post

Sportsman’s Warehouse

West Marine

Grocery

Naturally, there are not a lot of people leaving the Thanksgiving dinner table thinking about food. Here are the grocery stores closed on Thanksgiving.

BJ’s Wholesale Club

Costco

Publix

Sam’s Club

Trader Joe’s

Other

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Finally, the stragglers. Book stores, music shops and brand-specific toy stores are not bothering to open up this Thanksgiving, nor are the pet stores. Those that want a Black Friday deal on presents for their dogs will have to wait until morning.

American Girl

Barnes & Noble

buybuy Baby

Dillard’s

Guitar Center

Half Price Books

Music & Arts

Office Depot and OfficeMax

Petco

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