If you’re searching “Is Walmart open on Thanksgiving 2025?” or “Which stores are closed on Thanksgiving?”, you’re in the right place.
For Thanksgiving 2025, more major retailers are choosing family time over sales time. Instead of doorbusters, many stores are keeping their doors firmly shut — letting employees enjoy turkey, football, and a well-deserved break.
Here’s the most up-to-date list of Thanksgiving store closures for 2025 — plus a quick list of which stores are open (with limited hours) in case you need that last-minute pie crust, whipped cream, or emergency batteries.
Top Major Retailers CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day 2025
Some of the biggest names in retail will not be open on Thanksgiving 2025 — including all the places people traditionally try to shop:
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Walmart
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Target
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Best Buy
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Kohl’s
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Sam’s Club
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Macy’s
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JCPenney
Confirmed Store Closures for Thanksgiving 2025
These retailers are officially sitting this one out — no browsing, no lines, no “just running in real quick.”
- Academy Sports
- Ace Hardware
- ALDI
- Amazon Fresh/Grocery Delivery
- Barnes & Noble
- Bath & Body Works
- Bealls
- Belk
- Best Buy
- BJ’s Wholesale
- Bloomingdale’s
- Boscov’s
- Burlington
- Chipotle
- Costco
- Crate & Barrel
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Dillard’s
- DSW
- Five Below
- Foot Locker
- GameStop
- Harbor Freight
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot
- Hy-Vee
- IKEA
- JCPenney
- Kohl’s
We’ll keep updating as more retailers join the “no shopping, just stuffing” club.
Stores Expected to Be OPEN on Thanksgiving (With Limited Hours)
If you must run out for whipped cream, batteries, or a last-minute ingredient (we’ve all been there), here are the stores likely to be open — but expect reduced hours:
- Acme
- Albertson’s
- Bass Pro Shops
- Cabela’s
- CVS
- Dollar General
- Family Dollar
- Food Lion
- Giant
- Harris Teeter
- HEB
- Kroger
- Meijer
- Safeway
- ShopRite
- Sprouts
- Starbucks (select locations only)
- Stop & Shop
- Tom Thumb
- Walgreens (24-hour locations only)
- Wegmans
- Whole Foods
More closures are being announced every week — at this point, it might be faster to make a list of who’s open!
So relax, pass the mashed potatoes, and save the shopping for Black Friday — where it belongs.





