Stores That Are Closed for Thanksgiving

I am happy to see that so many retailers have decided to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day this year.

That’s right, you’ll find an entire list of Stores Closed for Thanksgiving below. 

Are Stores Open on Thanksgiving?

Several years ago, I began to see a sad new trend.

More and more stores which had previously been closed on Thanksgiving, were now opening their doors in an attempt to make a few more sales during the busy holiday shopping season.

Stores Closed for Thanksgiving

I am happy to see that the trend to cut Thanksgiving short is beginning to change once again.

It started with just a few stores putting up the Closed for Thanksgiving Sign, but it has grown and now more than 50 stores are joining in and putting up their own Closed for Thanksgiving Signs!

Stores Closed On Thanksgiving Day 2020

Note: unconfirmed stores = asterisks (*)

• Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Ace Hardware*
• Aldi
• Apple
• At Home*
• Barnes & Noble
• Bath & Body Works
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Belk
• Best Buy
• Big 5 Sporting Goods*
• BJ’s Wholesale
• Blain’s Farm & Fleet*
• Bloomingdale’s*
• Costco
• Cost Plus World Market*
• Crate & Barrel*
• CVS*
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Dillard’s*
• DressBarn*
• Foot Locker
• Game Stop
• Guitar Center*
• Harbor Freight*
• H&M*
• HEB Stores*
• Hobby Lobby*
• HomeGoods
• Home Depot
• IKEA
• JC Penny
• Joann*
• Jos.A.Bank*
• Kohls
• Lowe’s
• Macy’s
• Marshalls*
• Menards*
• Michael’s
• Nordstrom*
• Office Depot/Office Max
• Old Navy
• Petco
• Petsmart
• Pier 1*
• Publix*
• REI
• Sam’s Club
• Sierra Trading Post*
• Sur La Table*
• Staples*
• Stein Mart*
• Target
• T.J.Maxx*
• The Container Store*
• Tracker Supply*
• True Value*
• Ulta
• Under Armour
• Walmart

You can see which stores were closed last year in this article.

Stores Open on Thanksgiving 2021

While we expect most retailers to be closed on Thanksgiving this year, a few are traditionally open every year and stayed open on Thanksgiving Day 2020 — though some operated at reduced hours.

While they might not be offering doorbusters on Thanksgiving, you can expect the following to be open for pharmacy needs, groceries and more:

• Albertsons
• Bass Pro Shops (was open last year on Thanksgiving)
• Big Lots
• CVS
• Cabela’s (was open last year on Thanksgiving)
• Dollar General
• Family Dollar
• Giant
• Harris Teeter
• HEB
• Hy-Vee
• Kroger
• Meijer
• Rite Aid
• Safeway
• Sprouts Farmers Market
• Starbucks
• Walgreens
• Wegmans
• Whole Foods