It’s the ever controversial time of the year to debate if stores should open on Thanksgiving evening for early holiday shopping!
The trend really picked up a few years ago, but there has been a noticeable push back by consumers, and some stores have backtracked on plans to open on the evening of Thanksgiving.
Nonetheless, many stores will open on Thanksgiving this year. Here’s a look at who’s open and who’s closed.
Stores opening on Thanksgiving
- Best Buy (opens at 5 p.m.)
- Bed Bath and Beyond (first time opened on Thanksgiving)
- Big Lots! (opens at 7 a.m.)
- Cabela’s (opens at 8 a.m.)
- DSW - some locations open at 5 p.m.
- Five Below (opens at 6 p.m. Thursday)
- Gamestop (opens at 3 p.m.)
- Gordmans (open from 3 p.m. until 1 a.m. – opens for Black Friday at 6 a.m.)
- JCPenney (opens at 2 p.m.)
- Kohl’s (opens at 5 p.m.)
- Kmart (opens at 6 a.m.)
- Macy’s (opens at 5 p.m.)
- Meijer (24 hours)
- Michaels (opens at 6 p.m.)
- New York & Company (open at 6 p.m.)
- Old Navy (opens at 4 p.m.)
- Sears (opens at 6 p.m.)
- Target (opens at 5 p.m.)
- Ulta (opens at 6 p.m.)
- Walmart (open at 6 p.m.)
Stores closed on Thanksgiving
- Barnes & Noble
- BJ’s
- Bob’s Discount Furniture
- Burlington
- Costco
- H&M
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Debot
- HomeGoods
- Ikea
- Lowe’s
- Marshalls
- Menard’s
- Nordstrom
- Petco
- PetSmart
- Pet Supplies Plus
- REI
- Sam’s Club
- Staples
- T.J. Maxx