NORTH CAROLINA -- Several North Carolina stores are choosing to close this year for Thanksgiving Day.

This comes after a majority of stores decided to open on Thanksgiving in years past for Black Friday sales.

Before heading out on Thanksgiving for some early Black Friday shopping, check out BestBlackFriday.com's list of which stores are planning to stay closed.

Last year, a BestBlackFriday.com survey found 57 percent of Americans were against Thanksgiving openings while only 16 percent said they favored them. However, according to the website, the number of people getting used to the idea is growing.

Here is the current list of closing for Thanksgiving day:

A.C. Moore

Abt Electronics

Academy Sports + Outdoors

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 & Barrel

Dillard’s

dressbarn (majority of stores)

DSW

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

Music & Arts

Neiman Marcus

Nordstrom

Nordstrom Rack

Office Depot

P.C. Richard & Son

Patagonia

Pep Boys

Petco

PetSmart

Pier 1 Imports

Publix

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture | Mattresses

REI

Sam’s Club

Sierra Trading Post

Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sprint (some mall retail stores and kiosks may open on Thanksgiving)

Staples

Stein Mart

Sur La Table

The Container Store

TJ Maxx

Tractor Supply Co.

Trollbeads

Von Maur

West Marine

 

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