Thanksgiving is a federal holiday, which means schools, banks, the DMV, mail delivery, the post office, the stock market, and other government services except for public transportation are closed down.
Also, a number of stores are closed for the holiday but some will be open for early Black Friday sales.
And 24-hour pharmacies like Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS, and others will be open.
Here’s some of the hours for Thanksgiving for major retailers.
Kmart - Open at 6 AM on Thanksgiving. It will be open 42 hours straight.
Walmart - Opens at 6 p.m. on Thursday for Black Friday Sales
Target - Open 6 p.m. Thanksgiving.
Staples - Open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Sears - Open at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving.
Best Buy - Opens at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving
RadioShack - Open at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving.
Macy’s - Open at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving.
Kohl’s - Open at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving.
Gamestop - Closed Thanksgiving; open 12:01 a.m. Friday.
Costco - Closed on Thanksgiving. Friday hours vary by location.
JCPenney - Open 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
For a list of stores closed on Thanksgiving, go here.
And as CNN notes, opening stores on Thanksgiving doesn’t boost sales at all.
“Ultimately, if you look over the course of the holiday selling season, the fact the stores are opening on Thanksgiving as opposed to Black Friday doesn’t lead to increased sales,” Howard Feller, who is a Partner at MMG Advisors, told the network.
From 2012 to 2013, sales from Thanksgiving to “Black Sunday” only rose 1 percent due to keeping stores open Thanksgiving.
“You’re staffing stores to be open longer for just a little bit more revenue,” Ike Boruchow, an analyst, was quoted by CNN as saying.






