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:
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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