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What Stores Are Open, Closed on Thanksgiving 2025

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2025-11-24T13:07:01.259Z

  • 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 remain open under modified hours.

As families across the country gather for Thanksgiving feasts and other celebrations, many major retailers will also take the day off.

Major stores like Costco, Walmart and Target are all planning to remain closed for the holidays, while some grocery and retail chains will remain open for 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

bass Pro Shops.

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Number of Places (Approximate): 200

Bass Pro Shops will be open from 9am to 6pm

Big Lots


The entrance to the Big Lots retail store.

The entrance to the Big Lots retail store.

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Number of Places: 219

Big Lots store hours will be extended from 7 a.m. to midnight.

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CVS Pharmacy

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Number of Places: 9,000

Most CVS stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day

dollar general


A customer shops at a Dollar General store.

A customer shops at a Dollar General store.

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Number of Places: 20,700

Most Dollar General stores will be open on Thanksgiving, although hours may vary by location.

dollar Tree


File photo: A customer exits a Dollar Tree discount store in Austin, Texas, US on February 27, 2017. Reuters/Mohammed Khurshid

A Dollar Tree discount store in Austin.

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Number of Places: 9,000 (includes Canadian locations)

Most Dollar Tree locations will be open from 8am to 9pm on Thanksgiving Day.

family dollar


In front of a Family Dollar store in New Mexico.

There were more than 1,000 rodents inside a Family Dollar facility in Arkansas.

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Number of Places: 8,000

Family Dollar stores will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

giant eagle


Giant Eagle Store

Giant Eagle.

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Number of Places: 470

Giant Eagle stores will be open their normal hours on Thanksgiving Day and will close at 3 p.m., with pharmacies closed.

Harris Teeter


Harris Teeter

Harris Teeter.

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Number of Places: 260

The stores will open at 6 am and close at 2 pm. Pharmacies will be closed.

kroger


A Kroger store in Ohio

Kroger.

Jeff Dean/AP
Number of Places: 2,700

Pharmacies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but stores will remain open until 4 p.m.

Ralph’s


An electric vehicle charging station is illuminated with green lights in the parking lot of Ralph's Supermarket in Monterey Park, California.

Ralph’s.

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Number of Places: 182

Ralphs, owned by Kroger, will remain open until 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving, although pharmacies will also be closed.

safe route


A Safeway store in Littleton, Colorado.

Safe path.

Aaron Ontiveros/The Denver Post
Number of Places: 910

Safeway locations will be open on Thanksgiving, although exact hours vary by location.

sprout


The logo of Sprouts Farmers Market is displayed outside their market on February 28, 2025 in San Diego, California.

sprout.

Kevin Carter/Getty Images
Number of Places: 478

Sprouts Markets will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

stop and shop


stop and shop

Stop by and shop.

Business Wire/AP
Number of Places: 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 also be closed.

Walgreens


Walgreens store at State and Randolph Streets in Chicago. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Walgreens.

Chicago Tribune/Getty Images

Number of Places: 8,500

For the third year in a row, Walgreens will close most of its stores on Thanksgiving, but says locations will remain open 24 hours for essential pharmacy services.

wegmans


The cheese department at Wegmans in Harrison, NJ, October 21, 2025.

Wegmans.

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Number of Places: 100

Most Wegmans locations will be open on Thanksgiving Day, but stores will close early at 4 p.m. A spokeswoman said the company’s five Boston-area stores would be closed for the day.

wholesome food


Sign outside Whole Foods Market Deli Shop store

wholesome food.

Alex Bitter/BI
Number of Places: 530

Whole Foods Markets will open at 7 a.m. on Thanksgiving, but stores will close at 1 p.m.

Most major retail chains will be closed on Thanksgiving.


A Costco Wholesale store in Colchester, Vermont on November 13, 2023.

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:

  1. Aldi
  2. belk
  3. best Buy
  4. BJ Wholesale Club of
  5. costco
  6. dick’s playthings
  7. home depot
  8. Ikea
  9. Kohl’s
  10. Lowe’s
  11. Macy’s
  12. Nordstrom
  13. public
  14. Sam’s Club
  15. Sephora
  16. Target
  17. TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra
  18. businessman who
  19. ULTA
  20. wal-mart





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