What stores are open on thanksgiving night for black friday

What stores are open on thanksgiving night for black friday

What stores are open on thanksgiving night for black friday

Thanksgiving is inching closer, which means holiday parties, dinner preparations and early Black Friday deals. If you're planning to run out to the store however, note that most major retailers will be closed on Thanksgiving, which falls this year on Thursday, November 24. 

The major Des Moines malls ― Jordan Creek Town Center, Merle Hay, Southridge and Valley West ― also will be closed.

Select grocery stores and pharmacies will stay open Thursday, but will operate with limited holiday hours. If in-store shopping is on your agenda, check out our updated list of open and closed retailers below, which includes major chains like Home Depot and Nordstrom Rack.

More:These 8 Central Iowa restaurants will be open and serving dine-in meals on Thanksgiving Day

Grocery stores closed on Thanksgiving 2022 include Target, Walmart, Hy-Vee

After the pandemic hit in 2020, Target was one of the first retailers to announce it would continue to permanently close on Thanksgiving, even after the world opened back up. Similarly, Walmart stores were closed for Thanksgiving 2020 for the first time since the late 1980s. Since then, the retailer has continued this pattern: Walmart stores will be closed for Thanksgiving 2022 as well.

For the first time this year, Hy-Vee will join those others on Thanksgiving Day. All Hy-Vee grocery stores, Dollar Fresh Markets, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, Wall to Wall Wine & Spirits, and Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits locations across its eight-state region will be closed, the company said in early November.

Also closed on the holiday:

  • Aldi
  • Fareway
  • Gateway Market
  • Natural Grocers
  • Trader Joe's

More:Where to find free Thanksgiving meals around Des Moines, central Iowa this November

But these grocery stores are open (with limited hours)

  • Fresh Thyme Market 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Price Chopper 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Whole Foods Market 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

More:These Des Moines metro malls and stores have special Black Friday hours for 2022

Are Iowa gas station convenience stores open on Thanksgiving Day?

These chains will be open as usual on Thanksgiving Day:

  • Kum & Go
  • QuikTrip
  • Casey's General Stores
  • Kwik Trip/Kwik Star
  • Git-N-Go

Are shipping services open on Thanksgiving?

Shipping services like USPS, FedEx and UPS will also be closed for Thanksgiving, so don't anticipate mailing anything out. 

National stores closed Thanksgiving 2022 include Costco, Home Depot, Lowe's

Retailers Costco, Home Depot and Lowe's traditionally close on Thanksgiving, so don't expect this year to be any different. Costco stays closed for other major holidays as well, including New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day and Labor Day. 

  • Ace Hardware 
  • Barnes & Noble 
  • Bed Bath & Beyond 
  • Best Buy 
  • The Container Store  
  • Dick's Sporting Goods 
  • Home Depot 
  • HomeGoods 
  • J.C. Penney 
  • Joann Stores 
  • Kirkland's 
  • Kohl's 
  • Lowe's 
  • Marshalls  
  • Nordstrom Rack 
  • Petco
  • PetSmart
  • REI
  • Sam's Club 
  • Staples 
  • Target 
  • T.J. Maxx 
  • Tractor Supply Company
  • Walmart 

These national stores are open Thanksgiving 2022

  • CVS Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
  • Dollar General Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
  • Dollar Tree Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
  • Family Dollar Varies by location
  • Five Below Varies by location
  • Michaels  6 a.m. to 10 p.m
  • Old Navy 9 a.m. to 9 p.m
  • Walgreens Varies by location

This report contains information from USA Today's Reviewed.

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Plenty of retailers don't open on Thanksgiving every year, but will more join their ranks in 2022?

What stores are open on thanksgiving night for black friday

Black Friday is this month, so it's time to start thinking of a game plan for the shopping holiday. And putting one of those together involves deciding which stores you'll want to shop. That means you need to know what stores will be open on Thanksgiving, as well as what time retailers will open on Black Friday.

To help you keep track, we've compiled a comprehensive list of confirmed and projected store hours for Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2022. Some are based on store hours from 2021 for now, but check back often — we'll keep updating this page with confirmed times as they're released.

Note: In the list and chart below, stores marked with an asterisk (*) have projected hours that are not yet confirmed for 2022.

What Stores Will Be Closed on Thanksgiving?

The following stores have either historically been closed on Thanksgiving or have already announced they'll be closed for Turkey Day 2022. So don't expect them to have any Thanksgiving hours. In most — if not all — cases, though, you should still be able to shop online on their apps and websites.

  • AAFES*
  • Ace Hardware*
  • Apple*
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Bed Bath & Beyond*
  • Belk
  • Best Buy
  • BJ's Wholesale Club
  • Boscov's
  • Burlington*
  • Costco
  • Crate & Barrel*
  • Dick's Sporting Goods
  • Dillard's*
  • DSW
  • Finish Line*
  • Five Below*
  • Fleet Farm
  • GameStop*
  • Guitar Center*
  • H&M*
  • Half Price Books*
  • Harbor Freight Tools
  • Hobby Lobby*
  • Home Depot*
  • HomeGoods*
  • JCPenney
  • Joann
  • Kohl's
  • Lowe's
  • Macy's
  • Marshalls*
  • Menards*
  • Michaels
  • Nordstrom*
  • Northern Tool*
  • Office Depot and OfficeMax
  • Old Navy*
  • Patagonia*
  • Pep Boys*
  • Petco*
  • PetSmart*
  • REI*
  • Sam Ash*
  • Sam's Club
  • Sierra*
  • Sportsman's Warehouse*
  • Staples
  • T.J.Maxx*
  • Target
  • Tractor Supply Co.
  • True Value*
  • Ulta
  • Victoria's Secret*
  • Walmart

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Store Hours 2022

What are the Bass Pro Shops Thanksgiving hours? And what time does Kohl's open on Black Friday? Though we aim to answer questions like these below, remember the hours for some of these stores haven't been confirmed yet. But check back often — we'll be updating this piece as more stores release their plans for Black Friday 2022.

SEE ALSO: When Do Black Friday Ads Come Out?

Please be aware that Black Friday and Thanksgiving hours may vary by retail location. And if we didn't see a store confirm a closing time for Thanksgiving last year, no closing time is noted for that day. As for stores without Black Friday closing times in the chart below, we didn't see confirmed closing times for those either.

Store Thanksgiving Store Hours Black Friday Store Hours
AAFES* Closed 8 am
Ace Hardware* Closed Open
Apple* Closed 8 am to 9 pm
Barnes & Noble Closed Open
Bass Pro Shops 8 am 5 am
Bed Bath & Beyond* Closed 6 am
Belk Closed Open
Best Buy Closed 5 am to 10 pm
Big Lots 7 am to 9 pm 6 am to 11 pm
BJ's Wholesale Club Closed 8 am
Boscov's* Closed 6 am to 10 pm
Burlington* Closed Open
Cabela's 8 am 5 am
Costco Closed Open
Crate & Barrel* Closed 8 am to 9 pm
CVS* Open Open
Dick's Sporting Goods Closed Open
Dillard's* Closed 8 am to 9 pm
Dollar General 7 am to 10 pm Open
DSW Closed Open
Family Dollar* 8 am to 9 pm 8 am to 9 pm
Finish Line* Closed Open
Five Below* Closed 8 am
Fleet Farm Closed 5 am
GameStop* Closed 7 am
Guitar Center* Closed 6 am
H&M* Closed Open
Half Price Books* Closed 9 am
Harbor Freight Tools Closed Open
Hobby Lobby* Closed 8 am to 9 pm
Home Depot* Closed Open
HomeGoods* Closed 7 am to 10 pm
JCPenney Closed 5 am
Joann Closed 6 am
Kohl's Closed 5 am
Lowe's Closed 6 am
Macy's Closed 6 am to 11:59 pm
Marshalls* Closed 7 am to 10 pm
Meijer* 6 am to 5 pm Open
Menards* Closed 6 am
Michaels Closed Open
Nordstrom* Closed Open
Northern Tool* Closed 6 am
Office Depot and OfficeMax Closed Open during regular business hours
Old Navy* Closed 12 am (midnight) to 11 pm
Patagonia* Closed 10 am to 7 pm
Pep Boys* Closed 8 am
Petco* Closed Open
PetSmart* Closed Open
RadioShack* Open 8 am
REI* Closed Closed
Rite Aid* Open Open
Sam Ash* Closed 8 am to 10 pm
Sam's Club Closed Open
Sierra* Closed 7 am
Sportsman's Warehouse* Closed 6 am to 9 pm
Staples Closed 9 am
T.J.Maxx* Closed 7 am to 10 pm
Target Closed 7 am
Tractor Supply Co. Closed 6 am
True Value* Closed Open
Ulta Closed Open
Victoria's Secret* Closed Open
Walgreens* 9 am to 6 pm Open
Walmart Closed 6 am

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