Believe it or not, our next holiday is not Christmas. It’s Thanksgiving. And I am more than pleased to recognize the businesses that have announced they will be closed on Thanksgiving.
“Turkey Day” has long been my favorite holiday and I appreciate more every year those who remember it is supposed to be a day of thanksgiving. Relax, eat, drink, laugh, and if that’s your thing, offer a prayer of thanks for your many blessings.
Take the day off and, if you’re an employer, give the day off. The whole day. Black Friday shopping can wait till normal business hours on Friday. (Despite what they apparently think, Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, etc., will not go broke if they close for 24 hours). There’s more than enough time to shop before and after Thanksgiving.
That said, I’m issuing a huge thank you and an extra helping of turkey to these businesses that have announced they will be closed on Thanksgiving Day:
- A.C. Moore
- AAFES
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- American Girl
- AT&T (Customer Service Closed; Select Retail Locations Closed)
- Barnes & Noble
- Bed Bath & Beyond (Select Locations)
- BJ’s Wholesale Club
- Blain’s Farm & Fleet
- Burlington
- Cabela’s
- Chico’s
- Christmas Tree Shops (Select Locations)
- Costco
- Crate and Barrel
- Dillard’s
- DSW
- GameStop
- Gardner-White Furniture
- Guitar Center
- Half Price Books
- Harbor Freight
- hhgregg
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot
- HomeGoods
- IKEA
- Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
- Jos. A. Bank
- Lowe’s
- Mall of America
- Marshalls
- Mattress Firm
- Menards
- Mills Fleet Farm
- Navy Exchange
- Neiman Marcus
- Nordstrom
- Nordstrom Rack
- Office Depot and OfficeMax
- The Original Mattress Factory
- Outdoor Research
- P.C. Richard & Son
- Patagonia
- Petco
- PetSmart
- Pier 1 Imports
- Publix
- Raymour and Flanigan Furniture
- REI
- Sam’s Club
- Sierra Trading Post
- Staples
- The Container Store
- T.J. Maxx
- Tractor Supply
- Von Maur
I hope the list gets much, much longer in the days to come.
Worthy of special recognition for also staying closed on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving:
- Outdoor Research
- REI