Many retailers are planning to close for Thanksgiving again this year to give employees a day off while focusing on sales online instead.
Walmart, Target and Best Buy are among the national chains that plan to stay closed Nov. 25.
In years past, several big-box retailers began opening on Thanksgiving to extend deals typically reserved for Black Friday, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed that for a lot of stores in 2020.
“Throughout the pandemic, our associates have been nothing short of heroic in how they have stepped up to serve our customers and their communities,” Dacona Smith, the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Walmart U.S., said in a news release.
Many stores will offer early Black Friday deals online to encourage customers to shop from the comfort of their own homes on Thanksgiving and re-open Nov. 26 for in-person shopping.
Here are some of the national retailers that are set to be closed Thanksgiving Day (check area locations for specific hours):
- Banana Republic
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Best Buy
- BJ’s
- Costco
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- DSW
- Foot Locker
- Gap
- Home Depot
- JCPenney
- Kohl’s
- Lowe’s Home Improvement
- Macy’s
- Office Depot
- Office Max
- Old Navy
- Pet Supplies Plus
- Petco
- Petsmart
- REI
- Target
- Ulta
- Walmart
(Gray Media)