MN Thanksgiving Store Closures 2018: Costco, Nordstrom And More

MINNESOTA — The biggest shopping occasion of the year is almost here. But if you plan to hit the stores soon after you’ve recovered from your Thanksgiving food coma, know that many retailers in Minnesota plan to stay closed on Turkey Day.

A list compiled by BestBlackFriday.com tallying the stores closed on Thanksgiving has been updated since it was first published in October. The website has found that a total of 76 retailers will be closed on Nov. 22.

BestBlackFriday.com says it confirmed each store’s closed status with a representative or PR contact. The list also includes big-name grocery stores, including Costco, Publix and Trader Joe’s, that will be closed on Thanksgiving.

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Here’s the updated list of stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving in Minnesota, according to 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 & Flanagan Furniture | Mattresses
• REI
• Sam’s Club
• Sierra Trading Post
• Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Sprint (Retail stores closed unless mall says 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

The common theme BestBlackFriday.com found was that most retailers staying closed on Thanksgiving were doing so to allow employees to spend time with their families.

You can also see a list of stores that will be open on Thanksgiving and a list of Black Friday store hours via BestBlackFriday.com.

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