FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 27: Shoppers Jeri Hull (L) and Karen Brashear (R) wait in line while shopping at Toys"R"Us during the Black Friday sales event on November 27, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. Toys"R"Us stores nationwide opened at midnight Thursday, November 26, providing shoppers access to its Black Friday deals five hours earlier than ever before. According to the National Retail Federation, a trade organization, as many as 134 million people, 4.7% more than last year, will shop this Friday, Saturday or Sunday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
CHICAGO (NEXSTAR) — Adding to the list of the unexpected this year, many major retailers and other businesses are staying closed on Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving falls on November 26 this year, and for the first time in a long time, Black Friday will actually begin on Friday.
Here’s a list of businesses that aren’t opening their doors, according to BlackFriday.com: