Costco, Home Depot, TJ Maxx and dozens of other retailers are bucking a major Black Friday trend
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Black Friday sales' start times have crept earlier, encroaching on Thanksgiving Day.
This year, at least 77 retailers — including Costco, TJ Maxx, and Nordstrom — have said they will keep stores closed on Thanksgiving, according to BestBlackFriday.com.
Several retailers told the website that this was because they wanted to give employees time to spend with family.
Black Friday sales' start times have continued to creep earlier as retailers look to max out on one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
This has meant that many stores opened their doors the day before, on Thanksgiving. Sears did so in 2010, Walmart in 2011, then Target in 2012.
However, several retailers and mall owners have bucked the trend in recent years by refusing to open their doors early.
According to data gathered by BestBlackFriday.com, at least 77 retailers plan to keep their stores closed on Thanksgiving this year. Several told the website that this was because they wanted to give employees time to spend with family.
Here's the full list of retailers planning to stay closed on Thanksgiving, per BestBlackFriday.com:
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 and Barrel
Dillard’s
dressbarn (majority of stores)
El Dorado Furniture
Fleet Farm
Gander Outdoors
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
Mall of America
Marshalls
Mattress Firm
Menards
Micro Center
Music & Arts
Navy Exchange
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Nordstrom
Nordstrom Rack
Northern Tool
Office Depot & OfficeMax
Outdoor Research
P.C. Richard & Son
Patagonia
Pep Boys
Petco
PetSmart
Pier 1 Imports
Publix
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture | Mattresses
REI
Sam’s Club
Sears Outlet
Sierra Trading Post
Sportsman’s Warehouse
Sprint (Retail Stores Closed Unless Mall Dictates Otherwise; Mall Kiosks May Open)
Staples
Stein Mart
Sur La Table
The Container Store
The Original Mattress Factory
The Paper Store
TJ Maxx
Tractor Supply Co.
Trader Joe’s
Trollbeads
Von Maur
West Marine
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