Over recent years, the long-standing tradition of stores opening on Thanksgiving Day for early Black Friday shopping has slowly declined.
For those of you looking to get the best bang for your buck on the eve of Black Friday, the harsh truth is that many stores are anticipated to be closed on Turkey Day.
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The following list shows many stores that will be closed on Nov. 24, according to BlackFriday.com. We’ve also included store hours for Wednesday for the last-minute shoppers.
Grocery
- Aldi
- Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
- BJ’s Wholesale Club
- Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
- Costco
- Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
- Publix
- Wednesday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
- Sam’s Club
- Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thursday; Closed
- Target
- Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
- Trader Joe’s
- Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
- Walmart
- Wednesday: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Thursday: Closed
While many of these stores will be giving their employees and customers some much needed time with their families for the holiday, a few stores will be opening their doors for customers who want to get a head start on saving.
Here is a list of the handful of stores that will remain on Thanksgiving Day open. (list is subject to change)
- Bass Pro Shops: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Michaels: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
- Old Navy: From 3 p.m.
- Sprouts: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Walgreens: Open; hours will vary by location.
- Whole Foods: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Here are other retailers that will be closed on Thursday:
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Ashley Furniture
- Bath and Body Works
- Bed Bath and Beyond
- Belk
- Best Buy
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Foot Locker
- Home Depot
- JCPenny
- Kohl’s
- Lowe’s
- Macy’s
- Nordstrom
- REI
- Ulta
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