Hhgregg joins other retailers in closing on Thanksgiving

Hhgregg Inc. is the latest retailer to give its store employees off for Thanksgiving Day.



The appliances and consumer electronics retailer announced it will close its 220 stores on the holiday, and reopen them at 7 a.m. on Black Friday. To date, approximately 42 national retailers and the nation’s largest mall have announced they will not be open on turkey day (see list at end of story.)



“With business trends in the last decade resulting in earlier holiday shopping, Hhgregg is drawing a line in the sand,” said Chris Sutton, senior VP of marketing. “We continue to see a shift in the market place and feel it’s time for electronics industry leaders to take charge and move the shift back, in order to give associates, and people in general, more quality time with family and friends,” added.



Here is BestBlackFriday.com’s updated list (as of Oct. 11) of retailers (and one mall) that have announced they will be closed on Thanksgiving:



• A.C. Moore

• American Girl

• AT&T (Customer Service closed; select retail locations closed)

• Barnes & Noble

• Bed Bath & Beyond (Select locations)

• BJ’s Wholesale Club

• Burlington

• Cabela’s (Retail closed; call centers open)

• Christmas Tree Shops (Select locations)

• Costco

• Crate and Barrel

• Dillard’s

• GameStop

• Gardner-White Furniture

• Guitar Center

• Hobby Lobby

• Home Depot

• HomeGoods

• Ikea

• Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores

• Lowe’s

• Mall of America

• Marshalls

• Mattress Firm

• Menards

• Neiman Marcus

• Nordstrom

• Outdoor Research

• P.C. Richard & Son

• Patagonia

• Petco

• PetSmart

• Pier 1 Imports

• Publix

• Raymour and Flanagan Furniture (8 a.m. Black Friday opening)

• Sam’s Club

• Sierra Trading Post

• Staples

• The Container Store

• T.J. Maxx

• Tractor Supply

• Von Maur (9 a.m. Black Friday opening)