Black Friday shopping has expanded into Thanksgiving Day over the years, but some major retailers are staying closed for the holiday.
BestBlackFriday.com put together a list of stores that they have confirmed will be closed for Thanksgiving Day 2019, saying 72 percent of consumers in a recent poll believe stores should be closed for the holiday.
Stores Officially Confirmed Closed on Thanksgiving Day 2019
- Army and Airforce Exchange Service
- A.C. Moore – (some stores open for Black Friday at 5 a.m.)
- Academy Sports and Outdoors
- Ace Hardware
- Ann Taylor
- BJ’s – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Barnes and Noble – (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
- Bob’s Discount Furniture (open for Black Friday at 9 a.m.)
- Burlington Coat Factory (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Costco
- Fleet Farm – (open for Black Friday at 6 a.m.)
- Guitar Center – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Half-Price Books
- Hobby Lobby – (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
- HomeGoods – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Lowe’s – (open for Black Friday at 6 a.m.)
- Marshalls – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Menards
- Neiman Marcus – (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
- Office Depot (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
- OfficeMax (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
- Petco – (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
- Petsmart
- REI (closed on Black Friday)
- Sam’s Club
- Sierra Trading Post – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Staples – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- Stein Mart
- The Container Store
- T.J.Maxx – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
- True Value
The website also predicts the following stores will be closed based on prior years, but has not yet confirmed those closures for sure.
- Cost Plus World Market
- Crate & Barrel
- Dillard’s
- Nordstrom
- Harbor Freight
- H&M
- Home Depot
- Ikea
- Pier 1
- Sprint
- T-Mobile
- AT&T
- The Container Store
- Sur La Table
- Petsmart
- Office Depot/OfficeMax
The website predicts the following stores will be open for the holiday:
- Bass Pro Shops
- Best Buy
- Big Lots
- Gamestop
- JCPenny
- Kohl’s
- Macy’s
- Old Navy
- Sears
- Target
- Walmart
