The Indiana Stores That Will Be Closed On Thanksgiving

ACROSS INDIANA — It's barely October and many retailers are already prepping for Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Every year the commercial holiday seems to encroach further into Thanksgiving, with major retailers opening earlier and earlier in hopes of capitalizing on eager consumers itching to score big deals. But dozens of retailers, including many in Indiana, are bucking that trend.

Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco and H&M are among 60 retailers that have already announced they will, again, remain closed on Turkey Day this year, according to BestBlackFriday.com, which reached out to media representatives for each company over the past month.

"We have never had this many confirmations in early October, and we are expecting the list to grow to over 100 national and well-known regional stores by Thanksgiving Day," the company said in an emailed statement to Patch.

Below is the latest list of retailers that will be closed on Nov. 22, many of which have at least one location in Indiana.

• Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Acme Tools
• Allen Edmonds
• American Girl
• At Home
• AT&T (Company-Owned Stores)
• BJ's Wholesale Club
• Blain's Farm & Fleet
• Bob's Discount Furniture
• Burlington
• Christopher & Banks
• Cost Plus World Market
• Costco
• Crate and Barrel
• Dillard's
• Dress Barn (majority of stores)
• Fleet Farm
• Gardner-White Furniture
• Guitar Center
• H&M
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight Tools
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods
• Homesense
• IKEA
• JOANN Stores
• Lowe's
• Marshalls
• Mattress Firm
• Nordstrom
• Nordstrom Rack
• Pep Boys
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier 1 Imports
• REI
• Sam's Club
• Sierra Trading Post
• Sprint (Retail Stores Closed Unless Mall Dictates Otherwise; Mall Kiosks May Open)
• Staples
• Stein Mart
• Sur La Table
• The Container Store
• TJ Maxx
• Tractor Supply Co.
• Von Maur
• West Marine

Retailers in America raked in a record $7.9 billion on Black Friday last year, up nearly 18 percent from 2016, according to Adobe Analytics. So it makes sense that retailers would try whatever they can to get a larger share of that pot. But most of the retailers that are keeping the doors closed said it was to allow workers — and customers — time to enjoy the holiday with family and friends, the site noted. That mentality seems to be in line with the thinking of most Americans. (Subscribe to the Indianapolis Patch daily newsletter which is delivered to your inbox once a day to keep you updated with breaking news and other updates, for free. Make sure to "Like" Indianapolis Patch on Facebook).

A September survey of more than 1,000 people by BestBlackFriday.com found that just 25 percent of Americans favored Thanksgiving openings, while 48 percent percent actually dislike Thanksgiving openings. About 27 percent indicated they were indifferent.

A few states — Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine — go so far as to ban stores from opening on the holiday.

Send your local Thanksgiving weekend store closure info. to [email protected].

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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