Many retailers will once again start their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day, but dozens of stores are choosing to keep their doors shut this year.
The retailers that are staying closed on Thanksgiving will let their employees spend the holiday with family and friends.
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This is a difficult decision for some businesses to make. With online shopping increasing in popularity, major retailers often decide to open their physical stores for competitive reasons.
However, BestBlackFriday.com has found that opening on Thanksgiving isn’t all that popular with consumers.
In a survey of more than 500 Americans conducted in late September of this year, 57% of respondents didn’t like the idea of stores opening on Thanksgiving.
“How do you feel about stores being open on Thanksgiving Day?”
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine even have so-called “blue laws” to prevent many retailers from opening on Thanksgiving.
The folks at BestBlackFriday.com put together a list of stores that will be taking Thanksgiving Day off this year, which includes these major retailers:
Nordstrom, REI and Bed Bath & Beyond are a few of the stores that are expected to join this list, but the retailers haven’t officially announced their holiday plans.
You can see the full list, which will be updated frequently, at BestBlackFriday.com.
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