‘Black Thursday’ Shopping: The Uninvited Guest at Thanksgiving?

"As is our tradition, our Nordstrom stores will be closed on Thanksgiving," said a Nordstrom spokesperson to ThinkProgress. "We believe in celebrating one holiday at a time. Over the years, our tradition has been to be closed on Thanksgiving and to unveil our holiday trim the following morning."

Retailers that are choosing to stay closed on Thanksgiving are starting to gain support from the public. Boycott Black Thursday, a Facebook page demonstrating the public's distaste for retailers being open on the holiday, has already earned over 50,000 likes and is starting a petition for consumers to boycott retailers which are open Thanksgiving night. However, only time will tell if their efforts will matter to the countless consumers planning to shop on the holiday.