What stores are open Thanksgiving and their holiday hours
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Most CVS and Albertsons' stores are open Thanksgiving Day. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
For the fifth year in a row, the majority of the nation's largest retailers will keep their doors closed on Thanksgiving.
Why it matters: Shopping for last-minute ingredients ahead of the holiday meal is limited with Walmart, Target, Trader Joe's, Publix and many grocery stores closed Thursday.
- Most Walgreens stores nationwide will be closed on the holiday for the second year.
The big picture: The latest round of Black Friday sales started earlier in the week for most stores.
- Walmart started its official sale online on Monday but is waiting until Friday morning to roll out the deals to stores.
Flashback: COVID ended the traditional holiday shopping season and pushed more deals online to reduce crowds in stores, a tradition retailers have continued.
- Before 2020, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Kohl's, Macy's and JCPenney were on the long list of stores that kicked off in-person Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving before most ate dinner.
Stores open on Thanksgiving 2024
More stores are closed on Thanksgiving than open. The following retailers will open most of their stores, but hours vary.
- Not all locations are open and not all retailers' holiday hours are easily found on websites and apps.
Between the lines: Most Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island stores will be closed on Thanksgiving because of state laws.
- County or municipal laws also can mean stores in some areas have shorter hours.
Grocery stores open Thanksgiving
- Acme Market: Most stores open 7am to 4pm.
- Albertsons: Hours vary, but most have shorter hours.
- Food Lion: Varies, but many open until 3pm.
- The Fresh Market: 7am to 3pm
- Giant Food: 6am to 5pm
- Harris Teeter: Stores close at 2pm.
- H-E-B: 6am to noon
- Kroger: Open until 4pm
- Meijer: 6am to 5pm
- Piggly Wiggly: Varies
- Ralphs: Stores open on Thanksgiving will close at 10pm, the retailer said.
- Safeway: Hours vary.
- Save A Lot: Varies.
- Smart & Final: 6am to 5pm
- Sprouts Farmers Market: 7am to 2pm
- Stop & Shop: 7am to 3pm
- Vons: 6am to 3pm
- Wegmans: Most open until 4pm.
- Whole Foods Market: 7am to 1pm
CVS, Bass Pro and dollar stores open Thanksgiving
These retailers have most of their stores open Thanksgiving but hours can vary and most are reduced.
- Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's: 9am to 6pm
- Big Lots: 7am to 9pm
- CVS: Reduced hours, that vary, except for 24-hour stores.
- Dollar General: Varies.
- Dollar Tree: 8am to 5pm
- Family Dollar: 8am to 6pm
- Walgreens: Only 24-hour stores will be open on Thanksgiving.
Convenience stores open Thanksgiving
- 7-Eleven: Most open 24 hours.
- Casey's: Standard hours, which for most locations is 4am to 10pm.
- Circle K: Most open 24 hours.
- Cumberland Farms: Regular hours, which vary.
- Maverik – Adventure's First Stop: Most open 24 hours.
- Love's Travel Stops: Open 24 hours.
- Pilot Flying J: Open 24 hours.
- Sheetz: Open 24 hours.
- TravelCenters of America: Most are open 24 hours.
- Wawa: Most open 24 hours.
Stores closed Thanksgiving 2024
The following retailers are keeping stores closed on Thanksgiving.
- Aldi
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Apple
- At Home
- Banana Republic
- Barnes & Noble
- Bath & Body Works
- Bealls
- Belk
- Best Buy
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- Burlington
- Costco Wholesale Club
- Dick's Sporting Goods
- Dillard's
- DSW
- Five Below
- Foot Locker
- Gap
- Giant Eagle
- Guitar Center
- H&M
- Harbor Freight
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot
- HomeGoods
- Hy-Vee
- JCPenney
- Joann Stores
- Kay Jewelers
- Kohl's
- Lidl
- Lowe's
- Macy's
- Marshalls
- Menards
- Michaels
- Natural Grocers
- Nordstrom
- Nordstrom Rack
- Office Depot and OfficeMax
- Old Navy
- Petco
- PetSmart
- Publix
- REI
- Rite Aid
- Ross
- Sam's Club
- Sephora
- Shoe Carnival
- Staples
- Target
- TJ Maxx
- Tractor Supply
- Trader Joe's
- Ulta Beauty
- Vera Bradley
- Walgreens (non-24 hour locations)
- Walmart
- Winn-Dixie
- World Market
- Zales
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