Many stores and restaurants were closed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, some of them also going to remain closed. Walmart made an announcement earlier, which says: “This year, we’ll be closing Walmart U.S. stores on Thanksgiving as a way to thank our associates for their hard work throughout the pandemic.” Target also informed, they will not be working on Thanksgiving Day starting this year: “What started as a temporary measure driven by the pandemic is now our new standard — one that recognizes our ability to deliver on our guests’ holiday wishes both within and well beyond store hours”.

But do not worry! According to Black Friday, there are plenty of other stores will be open this Thanksgiving:

• Abt Electronics
• Academy Sports
• Ace Hardware
• Acme Tools
• Ashley Furniture
• At Home
• Bath & Body Works
• Barnes & Noble
• Bealls
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Belk
• Best Buy
• Big 5 Sporting Goods
• BJ’s
• Blain’s Farm & Fleet
• Bloomingdale’s
• Boscov’s
• Build-A-Bear Workshop
• Burlington
• Campmor
• Christmas Tree Shops
• Christopher and Banks
• Conn’s Home Plus
• Costco
• Dunham’s Sports
• Farm & Home Supply
• Five Below
• Fleet Farm
• Fred Meyer
• GameStop
• Guitar Center
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• IKEA
• JCPenney
• Joann
• Jos A. Bank
• Kohl’s
• La-Z Boy
• Lowe’s
• Macy’s
• Menards
• Michaels
• Micro Center
• Music & Arts
• NEX Navy Exchange
• Neiman Marcus
• Nordstrom
• Nordstrom Rack
• Northern Tool & Equipment
• Office Depot
• Office Max
• Old Navy
• Paper Store
• PC Richard & Son
• Pet Supplies Plus
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier1
• Publix
• REI
• Sam’s Club
• Sears
• Sears Outlet
• Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Staples
• Sur La Table
• Target
• Tractor Supply Co.
• True Value
• Ulta Beauty
• Under Armour
• Value City Furniture
• Victoria’s Secret
• Walmart
• West Marine
• World Market

The restaurants that will be open this Thankgiving:

• Bonefish Grill
• Carrabba’s Italian Grill
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Church’s Chicken
• First Watch
• Little Caesars
• Olive Garden
• Outback Steakhouse
• Panera Bread
• Peet’s Coffee
• F. Chang’s
• Red Lobster
• Taco Bell
• Tijuana Flats