Virginia, DC Stores Closed On Thanksgiving: Updated List

We're less than a week out from giving thanks and stuffing ourselves with turkey and pie, and nearly 90 retailers have confirmed they will not be open on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, to cash in on millions of American shoppers seeking door-buster savings. 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.

Dozens of national stores vow to keeps their doors closed on Thanksgiving 2017. Those taking the day off from the shopping frenzy include H&M, Burlington Coat Factory, DSW, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus and T.J. Maxx.

To date, three websites that track Black Friday deals, and company news releases, say 88 stores will be closed on Thanksgiving, and experts say it could grow in the coming days — see the full list below, which Patch will update. Three states — Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine — have laws that require stores to close on holidays.

National retailers that are expected to open on Thanksgiving include: Belk at 4 p.m., Best Buy at 5 p.m., Kohl's at 5 p.m., Macy's at 5 p.m., Target at 6 p.m., Dick's Sporting Goods at 6 p.m., and Walmart at 6 p.m. Tracking sites have posted holiday ads online in the last few days.

Christmas falls 32 days after Thanksgiving this year, one day more than a year ago, and is on a Monday instead of Sunday, giving consumers an extra weekend day to complete their shopping.

Here is the list of stores closed on Thanksgiving:

• Army and Air Force Exchange Service stores
• A.C. Moore
• Abt Electronics
• Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Ace Hardware
• American Girl
• Ann Taylor
• Apple Store
• AT&T
• Ashley Furniture
• At Home
• Babies 'R' Us
• Banana Republic

• Barnes & Noble
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• BJ's Wholesale Club
• Blain's Farm & Fleet
• Burlington Coat Factory
• Cabela's
• Campmor
• Christopher and Banks
• Christmas Tree Shops
• Costco
• Craft Warehouse
• Crate and Barrel
• DSW - Designer Shoe Warehouse
• Dillards
• Dress Barn
• Ethan Allen
• Fred Meyer
• Gardner-White Furniture
• Guitar Center
• H&M
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods
• Homesense
• IKEA
• Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
• Jos. A. Bank
• La-Z-Boy (all corporately owned stores)
• Lowe's
• Marshalls
• Mattress Firm
• Menards
• Micro Center
• Mills Fleet Farm
• Music & Arts
• Navy Exchange
• Neiman Marcus
• Nordstrom
• Nordstrom Rack
• Northern Tool & Equipment
• Office Depot and OfficeMax
• Outdoor Research (closed Black Friday too)
• P.C. Richard & Son
• Party City
• Patagonia
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pet Supplies Plus
• Pier 1 Imports
• Pottery Barn
• Publix
• Raymour and Flanagan Furniture
• REI
• Sam Ash
• Sam's Club
• Sephora
• Shoe Carnival
• Sierra Trading Post
• Sportsman's Warehouse
• Sprint (Corporate & Dealer Owned Stores; Mall Kiosks May Open)
• Staples
• Stein Mart
• Sur La Table
• Talbots
• The Container Store
• The Original Mattress Factory
• T.J. Maxx
• Tractor Supply
• Trollbeads
• True Value
• Von Maur
• West Marine
• World Market

The list is compiled from Offers.com, BestBlackFriday.com and TheBlackFriday.com websites.

Consumers seem to be ready to spend on gifts, and one forecaster expects sales in November and December to increase a healthy 3.6 to 4 percent from $678.75 billion to $682 billion, up from $655.8 billion last year., says the National Retail Federation. That's significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent and above the seven-year average of 3.4 percent since recovery began in 2009.

"Although this year hasn't been perfect, especially with the recent devastating hurricanes, we believe that a longer shopping season and strong consumer confidence will deliver retailers a strong holiday season," NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said.

People ride an escalator inside an H&M retail store during Black Friday events on November 25, 2016 in New York City. The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday, is typically the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)