while some stores will lure shoppers in early with serious sales and staff up ahead of black friday other retailers are giving staff a chance to enjoy their thanksgiving in an effort to place an emphasis on the true meaning on the holiday thats typically spent with friends family and food stores have flipped the script ahead of the busy shopping season for consumers and employees alike more amazon big box stores offering special speedy holiday shipping before christmas here is a roundup of the major retailers that will not be open on turkey day according to their sites listed store hours and help desks grocery stores aldi bjs costco eataly publix sams club trader joes clothing ann taylor burlington coat factory marshalls neiman marcus nordstrom stein mart tjmaxx furniture and home bobs discount furniture the container store crate barrel hobby lobby homegoods lowes pier 1 more how to pull off thanksgiving like a pro other barnes and noble joann menards office depot officemax petco petsmart rei staples in years past the following stores have also shut their doors on the holiday but have yet to confirm their hours for nov 28 cost plus world markethmhome depotikeasur la table please check back for additional updates and additional closures as thanksgiving gets closer