WA Thanksgiving Store Closures 2018: Costco, Nordstrom And More

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 Washington 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 Washington, according to BestBlackFriday.com:

• Ace Hardware
• Allen Edmonds
• American Girl
• At Home (coming soon to Puyallup)
• AT&T (Company-Owned Stores)
• Barnes & Noble
• Big 5 Sporting Goods
• Burlington
• Christopher & Banks
• Cost Plus World Market
• Costco
• Craft Warehouse
• Crate and Barrel
• dressbarn (majority of stores)
• Guitar Center
• H&M
• Harbor Freight Tools
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods
• IKEA
• JOANN Stores
• Lamps Plus
• Lowe’s
• Marshalls
• Mattress Firm
• Music & Arts
• Navy Exchange
• Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack
• Office Depot & OfficeMax
• Outdoor Research
• Patagonia
• Pep Boys
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier 1 Imports
• REI
• Sierra Trading Post
• Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Sprint (Retail Stores Closed Unless Mall Dictates Otherwise; Mall Kiosks May Open)
• Staples
• Sur La Table
• The Container Store
• TJ Maxx
• Tractor Supply Co.
• Trader Joe’s
• Trollbeads
• 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.

Patch national editor Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this report.
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