With Thanksgiving this week and the official start of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again gather for a Turkey Day meal before checking items off their Christmas gift lists. Related Video Above: Safeguarding Thanksgiving Leftovers Most large American retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the next day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year. Here's what's open and closed this Thanksgiving, along with travel forecasts from the experts at AAA Auto Club. Government buildings, government offices, post offices, courts and schools are closed. Banks and Stock Markets US Stock markets and banks are closed on Thursday; However, the market reopens on Friday for a shorter trading day, ending at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Package delivery, standard FedEx and UPS pickup and delivery services will not be available on Thanksgiving, although some critical services will be offered in some locations. Retailers Walmart will be closed on Thanksgiving but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday. Thanksgiving, but most stores will extend hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Black Friday. Kohl's will be closed on Thanksgiving, but many stores will be open as early as 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Check your local location for hours. Costco will be closed on Thanksgiving, but will reopen on Black Friday. Check your local store's website for hours. CVS will close early on Thanksgiving. You can call your local store or check store and pharmacy hours on the CVS Pharmacy website. Walgreens will close most of its stores on Thanksgiving, although some will remain open 24 hours. Check your local store for more details. Grocery Stores Most national grocery store chains remain open on Thanksgiving for last-minute Turkey Day needs, although many close early. Check your local store for details. With most schools closed Thursday and Friday, the long Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest holiday travel period of the year, according to AAA. AAA estimates that 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday period between Tuesday, November 25 and Monday, December 1. That's 1.6 million more travelers than last Thanksgiving, which would be a new record. AAA estimates that at least 73 million people, about 90 percent of Thanksgiving passengers, will travel by car. AAA estimates there will be about 1.3 million more people on the road this year than last year. According to AAA, drivers are currently paying about $3 for a gallon of regular gasoline. Last year, the national average on Thanksgiving Day was $3.06. According to AAA, 6 million U.S. travelers are expected to take domestic flights over the 7-day holiday period, a 2% increase from 2024. Other forms of travel include bus, train, and cruise ship.
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<p>With Thanksgiving and the official start of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for a Turkey Day meal before adding items to their Christmas gift lists.
Related Video Above: Safeguarding Thanksgiving Leftovers
Most large American retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the next day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year.
Here’s what’s open and closed this Thanksgiving, along with travel forecasts from the experts at AAA Auto Club.
government buildings
Government offices, post offices, courts and schools are closed.
banks and stock market
US stock markets and banks are closed on Thursday; However, markets reopened for a short trading day on Friday, ending at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
package delivery
Standard FedEx and UPS pickup and delivery services will not be available on Thanksgiving, although some critical services will be offered in some locations.
Retailers
wal-mart Will be closed on Thanksgiving but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday.
Target Will be closed on Thanksgiving, but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday.
Macy’s Will be closed on Thanksgiving, but most stores will extend hours on Black Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Kohl’s Closed on Thanksgiving, but many stores will be open as early as 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Check your local location for hours.
costco Closed on Thanksgiving, but will reopen on Black Friday. Check your local store’s website for hours.
cvs Will close early on Thanksgiving. You can call your local store or check store and pharmacy hours on the CVS Pharmacy website.
Walgreens Will close most of its stores on Thanksgiving, although some will remain open 24 hours. Check your local store for more details.
Grocery store
Most national grocery store chains remain open on Thanksgiving for last-minute Turkey Day needs, although many close early. Check your local store for details.
Travel
With most schools closed Thursday and Friday, the long Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest holiday travel period of the year, according to AAA.
AAA estimates that 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday period between Tuesday, November 25 and Monday, December 1. That’s 1.6 million more passengers than last Thanksgiving, which would be a new record.
AAA estimates that at least 73 million people will travel by car, about 90 percent of Thanksgiving travelers. AAA estimates there will be about 1.3 million more people on the road this year than last year.
According to AAA, drivers are currently paying about $3 for a gallon of regular gasoline. Last year, the national average on Thanksgiving Day was $3.06.
According to AAA, 6 million US travelers are expected to take domestic flights over the 7-day holiday period, a 2% increase from 2024. This figure may reduce if flights are canceled or delayed.
The number of people traveling by other modes is expected to increase by 8.5% to about 2.5 million. Other forms of travel include bus, train and cruise ship.
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