As families across the country gather for Thanksgiving feasts and other celebrations, many major retailers will also be taking the day off.
Big-box stores like Costco, Walmart, and Target all plan to be closed for the holiday, while a few grocery and retail chains will remain open for any last-minute essentials.
Here are 16 major chain stores that will be open on Thanksgiving, as well as 20 that will be closed.
Bass Pro Shops
Number of locations (approximate): 200
Bass Pro Shops will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Big Lots
Number of locations: 219
Big Lots stores will have extended hours from 7 a.m. until midnight.
CVS
Number of locations: 9,000
Most CVS stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dollar General
Number of locations: 20,700
Most Dollar General stores will be open on Thanksgiving, though hours might vary by location.
Dollar Tree
Number of locations: 9,000 (includes Canadian locations)
Most Dollar Tree locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
Family Dollar
Number of locations: 8,000
Family Dollar stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Giant Eagle
Number of locations: 470
Giant Eagle stores will be open at their normal time on Thanksgiving Day and will close at 3 p.m. Pharmacies will be closed.
Harris Teeter
Number of locations: 260
Stores will open at 6 a.m. and close by 2 p.m. Pharmacies will be closed.
Kroger
Number of locations: 2,700
Pharmacies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but stores will be open until 4 p.m.
Ralph’s
Number of locations: 182
Ralph’s, which is owned by Kroger, will be open on Thanksgiving until 10 p.m., though pharmacies will also be closed.
Safeway
Number of locations: 910
Safeway locations will be open on Thanksgiving, though exact hours vary by location.
Sprouts
Number of locations: 478
Sprouts markets will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Stop & Shop
Number of locations: 365
Stop & Shop stores in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey will be open until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be closed. Pharmacies across the chain will be closed as well.
Walgreens
Number of locations: 8,500
For the third year in a row, Walgreens will close most of its stores on Thanksgiving, but it says 24-hour locations will remain open for essential pharmacy services.
Wegmans
Number of locations: 100
Most Wegmans locations will be open on Thanksgiving day, but stores will close early at 4 p.m. A spokesperson said the company’s five Boston-area stores will be closed for the day.
Whole Foods
Number of locations: 530
Whole Foods Markets will open early in the morning on Thanksgiving at 7 a.m., but will close up shop at 1 p.m.
Most major retail chains will be closed on Thanksgiving.
The major chain stores that will be closed on Thanksgiving 2025 are:
- Aldi
- Belk
- Best Buy
- BJ’s Wholesale Club
- Costco
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Home Depot
- Ikea
- Kohl’s
- Lowe’s
- Macy’s
- Nordstrom
- Publix
- Sam’s Club
- Sephora
- Target
- T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra
- Trader Joe’s
- Ulta
- Walmart
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