Many Stores Will Not Be Open on Thanksgiving Day

More than seven of every ten people in a recent survey said they thought stores should be closed on Thanksgiving Day. It was 72 percent to be exact, a percentage I fit into. Each year, more stores seem to be in agreement.

Below is a list of stores with Iowa locations that have already announced they'll keep the doors closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28.

• Ace Hardware
• Acme Tools
• Barnes & Noble
• Blain's Farm & Fleet
• Burlington Coat Factory (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
• Costco
• Christopher & Banks
• Dillard's
• DressBarn
• Fleet Farm – (open for Black Friday at 6 a.m.)
• Guitar Center – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight Tools
• Hobby Lobby – (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
• Jo-Ann
• La-Z-Boy
• Lowe’s – (open for Black Friday at 6 a.m.)
• Marshalls – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
• Mattress Firm
• Menard's
• Office Depot (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
• OfficeMax (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
• Petco – (open for Black Friday at 8 a.m.)
• Petsmart
• Pier 1 Imports
• REI (closed on Black Friday)
• Sam’s Club
• Staples
• The Container Store
• T.J.Maxx – (open for Black Friday at 7 a.m.)
• Tractor Supply Co.
• True Value

Do you think stores should be open on Thanksgiving? Will you be shopping that day?