HHGregg Will Close For Thanksgiving

(RTTNews) - Electronics retailer HHGregg Inc. (HGG) Tuesday said it will shut down all its 220 brick-and-mortar stores on Thanksgiving Day.

HHGregg joins several other retailers who have promised to keep their stores shut on Thanksgiving day so that their employees would be able to celebrate the holiday with their families.

"It's just crept in and gotten to be more of a distraction for our associates and more of a source of displeasure from a family standpoint," said Bob Riesbeck, Hhgregg's President and CEO.

HHGregg will be open on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Black Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Stores will also be open throughout the weekend

American Girl, AT&T, Bed Bath & Beyond, Costco, GameStop, Home Depot, IKEA, PetSmart have all announced that they will be closing on Thanksgiving holiday.

It is only in recent years that retailers started the trend of shopping on Thanksgiving Day ahead of Black Friday, however, many have criticized it to be unfair as employees of retail stores will have to be away from family and friends on the holiday.