IL Thanksgiving Store Closures 2018: Costco, Trader Joe's & More

ILLINOIS — 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 Illinois 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.

Here’s the updated list of stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving in YOUR STATE, according to BestBlackFriday.com:

• Abt Electronics
• Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Ace Hardware
• Allen Edmonds
• American Girl
• At Home
• AT&T (Company-owned Stores)
• Barnes & Noble
• Blain’s Farm & Fleet
• Bob's Discount Furniture
• Burlington
• Christopher & Banks
• Cost Plus World Market
• Costco
• Crate and Barrel
• Dress Barn (majority of stores)
• Gander Outdoors
• Guitar Center
• H&M
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight Tools
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods
• IKEA
• JOANN Stores
• Lowe’s
• Marshalls
• Mattress Firm
• Music & Arts
• Nordstrom
• Nordstrom Rack
• Office Depot & OfficeMax
• Patagonia
• 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.
• Trader Joe's
• 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.

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