Here’s more than 50 stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving Day

Even though Thanksgiving is still seven weeks away, retailers are already preparing for the holiday season by hiring employees, and even announcing closures.

According to a list by BestBlackFriday.com, around two dozen stores along the Grand Strand will be closed on the holiday this year.

Here’s the complete list:

• A.C. Moore
• Abt Electronics
• Academy Sports + Outdoors
• At Home
• BJ’s Wholesale Club
• Blain’s Farm and Fleet
• Burlington
• Cabela’s
• Cost Plus World Market
• Costco
• Craft Warehouse
• Crate and Barrel
• DSW – Designer Shoe Warehouse
• Ethan Allen
• Gardner-White Furniture
• Guitar Center
• H&M
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods
• Homesense
• IKEA
• JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores
• Jos. A. Bank
• La-Z-Boy (all corporately owned stores)
• Lowe’s
• Marshalls
• Mattress Firm
• Micro Center
• Music & Arts
• Neiman Marcus
• Office Depot and OfficeMax
• Outdoor Research (closed Black Friday too)
• P.C. Richard & Son
• Party City
• Patagonia
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier 1 Imports
• Publix
• Raymour & Flanigan Furniture
• Sam’s Club
• Sierra Trading Post
• Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Sprint (Corporate & Dealer Owned Stores; Mall Kiosks May Open)
• Staples
• Sur La Table
• The Container Store
• The Original Mattress Factory
• TJ Maxx
• Tractor Supply
• Trollbeads
• Von Maur
• West Marine

As the holiday gets closer, more stores may be added or removed from the list.

This story was originally published October 5, 2017 at 8:56 AM with the headline "Here’s more than 50 stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving Day."