30 Stores In New Jersey That Will Close On Thanksgiving

Millions of Americans will race to the mall to cash in on door-buster savings as soon as Thanksgiving dinner is over. But many in New Jersey will find their stores in the dark.

BestBlackFriday.com, as well as various store sites on the web, say at least 30 stores in New Jersey will be closed on Thanksgiving. See the full list below.

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 push-back has dozens of national stores vowing to keeps their doors closed on Thanksgiving 2016. Those taking the day off from the shopping frenzy include Apple, Barnes & Noble, Burlington Coat Factory, DSW, Nordstrom and T.J. Maxx.

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

“All of the fundamentals are in a good place, giving strength to consumers and leading us to believe that this will be a very positive holiday season,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “This year hasn’t been perfect, starting with a long summer and unseasonably warm fall, but our forecast reflects the very realistic steady momentum of the economy and industry expectations.”

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

• Apple
• A.C. Moore (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• 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 (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Christmas Tree Shops (Select Locations)
• Costco
• Crate and Barrel
• GameStop (5 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
• Marshalls (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Neiman Marcus
• Nordstrom (non-store employees working )
• Outdoor Research
• P.C. Richard & Son
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier 1 Imports (Allow employees to spend time with family)
• Raymour and Flanagan Furniture (8 a.m. Black Friday opening)
• Sam’s Club
• Staples
• T.J. Maxx (Allow employees to spend time with family)

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With reporting by Deb Belt