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- Thanksgiving 2025 is on Thursday, November 27.
- Many major stores, including Costco, Walmart, and Target, will be closed on Thanksgiving this year.
- However, other major chains will be open under modified hours.
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
Bass Pro Shops.
AP/Butch Dill
Number of locations (approximate): 200
Bass Pro Shops will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Big Lots
An entrance to a Big Lots retail store.
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Number of locations: 219
Big Lots stores will have extended hours from 7 a.m. until midnight.
CVS
CVS.
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Number of locations: 9,000
Most CVS stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dollar General
A customer shops at a Dollar General store.
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Number of locations: 20,700
Most Dollar General stores will be open on Thanksgiving, though hours might vary by location.
Dollar Tree
A Dollar Tree discount store in Austin.
Reuters
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
A Family Dollar facility in Arkansas had more than 1,000 rodents inside.
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Number of locations: 8,000
Family Dollar stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Giant Eagle
Giant Eagle.
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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
Harris Teeter.
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Number of locations: 260
Stores will open at 6 a.m. and close by 2 p.m. Pharmacies will be closed.
Kroger
Kroger.
Jeff Dean/AP
Number of locations: 2,700
Pharmacies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but stores will be open until 4 p.m.
Ralph’s
Ralph’s.
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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
Safeway.
AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post
Number of locations: 910
Safeway locations will be open on Thanksgiving, though exact hours vary by location.
Sprouts
Sprouts.
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Number of locations: 478
Sprouts markets will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop.
Business Wire/AP
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
Walgreens.
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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
Wegmans.
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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
Whole Foods.
Alex Bitter/BI
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.
A Costco Wholesale store in Colchester, Vermont, on November 13, 2023.
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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
