These stores will be closed on Thanksgiving

Sam Koukoulas
Updated

More retailers are pledging to stay closed on Thanksgiving day, allowing employees to spend time with their families

In the past, stores started their Black Friday sales early -- overlapping with the holiday.

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But these retailers want to bring Black Friday back to its roots by exclusively only on Friday.

These stores will be closed Thanksgiving Day:

  • A.C. Moore

  • American Girl

  • AT&T (Customer Service Closed; Select Retail Locations Closed)

  • Bed Bath & Beyond (Select Locations; Shoppers should call their local store)

  • BJ's Wholesale Club

  • Burlington

  • Cabela's (Retail closed; Call Centers Open)

  • Christmas Tree Shops (Select Locations; Shoppers should call their local store)

  • Costco

  • Crate and Barrel

  • Dillard's

  • GameStop (5 a.m. Black Friday opening)

  • Gardner-White Furniture (8 a.m. Black Friday opening)

  • Guitar Center

  • Hobby Lobby

  • Home Depot

  • HomeGoods

  • IKEA

  • Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores

  • Lowe's

  • Marshalls

  • Mattress Firm

  • Menards

  • Neiman Marcus

  • Nordstrom (non-store employees working )

  • Outdoor Research

  • P.C. Richard & Son

  • Patagonia

  • Petco

  • PetSmart

  • Pier 1 Imports

  • Publix

  • Raymour and Flanagan Furniture (8 a.m. Black Friday opening)

  • Sam's Club

  • Sierra Trading Post

  • Staples

  • The Container Store

  • T.J. Maxx

  • Tractor Supply

  • Von Maur (9 a.m. Black Friday opening)

The Mall of America is giving their 520 stores the option to go dark on Thanksgiving. The entire mall will reopen at 5am on Black Friday.

Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine makes it illegal for stores to be open on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

If you were planning on scoring some early deals, instead of eating some turkey -- you may want to re-plan.

Or just wait until Cyber Monday.

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