These 42 Stores Will Be Closed on Thanksgiving 2016 ... But Here are Your Black Friday Sale Predictions

WISCONSIN -- Friday, November 26 is "Black Friday," the busiest shopping day of the year, and the day retailers all across the country roll out their most timely sales.

Debate has been fierce in recent years as Black Friday spills over into Thanksgiving evening; some object to employees having to work that night, while some workers love getting paid double or triple time.
The pushback has dozens of national stories vowing to keeps their doors closed on Thanksgiving 2016.

The retail analysis website BestBlackFriday.com has put together their predictions for some of the country's biggest retailers: Each one includes the ad scan leak date, hours and sale dates, products, prices, and other important information pertaining to the individual store in question.

Consumers are ready to buy and one forecaster expects sales in November and December to increase a healthy 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion, says the National Retail Federation. That’s significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent and above the seven-year average of 3.4 percent since recovery began in 2009. Online sales should increase between 7 and 10 percent to as much as $117 billion.

While many people appear willing to spend this year, many won't be able to do it in person on Thanksgiving Day.

Here is the BestBlackFriday.com list of stores closed on Thanksgiving:

• A.C. Moore (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• American Girl
• AT&T (Customer Service closed; select retail locations closed)
• Barnes & Noble (Allow booksellers to spend time with family)
• Bed Bath & Beyond (Select locations)
• BJ’s Wholesale Club
• Burlington Coat Factory (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Cabela’s (Retail closed; call centers open)
• Christmas Tree Shops (Select locations)
• Costco
• Crate and Barrel
• Dillard’s (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• GameStop (5 a.m. Black Friday opening)
• Gardner-White Furniture (8 a.m. Black Friday opening)
• Guitar Center
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• IKEA
• Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
• Lowe’s
• Mall of America
• Marshalls (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Mattress Firm
• Menards
• Neiman Marcus
• Nordstrom (non-store employees working)
• Outdoor Research
• P.C. Richard & Son
• Patagonia
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier 1 Imports (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Publix
• Raymour and Flanagan Furniture (8 a.m. Black Friday opening)
• Sam’s Club
• Sierra Trading Post
• Staples
• The Container Store
• T.J. Maxx (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Tractor Supply
• Von Maur (9 a.m. Black Friday opening)

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