The definitive list of chain stores that refuse to open on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving should be a time for family, food and merriment. For some retail workers, however, it has turned into a slow march toward materialism-induced doom as stores begin requiring employees to come in on Thanksgiving in order pad profits and better prepare for Black Friday.
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#Thanksgiving #stores #retailersStores open on Thanksgiving:
Bass Pro Shops – Open on Thanksgiving from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for most locations, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. Black Friday.
Best Buy – Opens on Thanksgiving at 5 p.m. and at 8 a.m. Black Friday.
Dick’s Sporting Goods – Open on Thanksgiving from 6 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Dollar General – Opens on Thanksgiving at 7 a.m.
Five Below – Open Thanksgiving from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. and on Black Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fossil – Opens on Thanksgiving at 9 p.m. and extends overnight into Black Friday.
JCPenney – Open from 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving till 5 p.m. on Black Friday.
Kohl’s – Opens on Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. although the biggest sales end at 1 p.m. Friday.
Kmart – Open on Thanksgiving from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then from 7 p.m. Thanksgiving through 2 p.m. Black Friday.
Macy’s – Open on Thanksgiving from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. and starting at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.
Michael’s –Open on Thanksgiving from 6 p.m. to Midnight and from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Black Friday.
Modell’s – Open on Thanksgiving starting at 6 p.m. and on Black Friday at 6 a.m., though hours will vary by region,
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Old Navy – Open on Thanksgiving starting at 4 p.m and until Midnight on Black Friday.
Sears — Opens on Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. through Midnight and starting at 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
Shoe Carnival – Open on Thanksgiving from 6 p.m. through Midnight and starting at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.
Shopko – Opens starting on Thanksgiving at 4 p.m. and then overnight until 1 p.m. on Black Friday.
Target - Open starting on Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. until either 10 p.m., 11 p.m., or Midnight on Black Friday.
Toys R Us – Open from Thanksgiving at 5 p.m. through 11 p.m. on Black Friday.
ULTA – Open on Thanksgiving from 6 p.m. through 2 a.m. and then from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Black Friday.
Walgreens – Open on Thanksgiving from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m..
Walmart – Opens on Thanksgiving at 6 p.m.
Black Friday 2016 store hours:
Academy Sports + Outdoors – Opens at 5 a.m.
AC Moore – Opens at 5 a.m. (most stores; restrictions on mall and plaza stores)
Bed Bath and Beyond – Opens at 6 a.m.
BJ’s Wholesale Club – Opens at 7 a.m.
Burlington – Opens at 7 a.m.
Chico’s – Opens at 7 a.m. unless different mall hours apply.
Costco – Opens at 9 a.m.
eBay – Sales start at 12 a.m. and with new deals announced every two hours.
GameStop – Opens at 5 a.m.
Gardner-White Furniture – Opens at 8 a.m.
Guitar Center – Opens at 6 a.m. Friday; Sale continues through Nov. 27.
Hobby Lobby – Open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Home Depot – Opens at 6 a.m.
HomeGoods – Opens at 7 a.m.
Jos. A. Bank – Opens at 8 a.m. to 9 p.m
La-Z-Boy – Open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Lowe’s – Opens at 6 a.m.
Marshalls – Most stores will open at 7 a.m.
Navy Exchange — Most stores will open at 5 a.m.
Office Depot and OfficeMax – Opens at 6 a.m.
Patagonia – Normal Hours
Petco – Most stores open 7 a.m. with some opening at 8 a.m. or 9 a.m.
PetSmart – Opens from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.; although doorbuster sales end at noon.
Pier 1 Imports – Opens from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Publix – Open from 7 a.m until either 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., depending on location.
Raymour & Flanigan – Open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Rite Aid – Most stores will open at 7 a.m.
Sam’s Club – Opens at 7 a.m
Sierra Trading Post – Opens at 6 a.m.
Staples – Opens at 6 a.m.
The Original Mattress Factory – Opens at 10 a.m. until either 8 p.m. or 9 p.m.
T.J. Maxx – Most stores will open at 7 a.m.
Tractor Supply – Opens at 6 a.m.
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Despite the rush from big-box retailers to swing their doors open on Thanksgiving to get a jump on the holiday shopping rush, strict laws in Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island are preventing outlets from opening on the holiday — to the relief of employees and consternation of sale-hungry consumers.
23 stores that won’t ruin Thanksgiving for their employees
While thrifty shoppers are counting down to Black Friday to score some deals, people who work in retail are counting down to a particular kind of hell: Not only do they have to deal with belligerent crowds and dangerous stampedes, they’re also being forced to work ridiculous shifts that increasingly cut into Thanksgiving and even earlier.
For instance, Kmart is asking people to come to work by dawn on Thanksgiving, and allegedly denying requests from employees to take the day off. As for Walmart, nearly 1 million workers across the country will have to spend the holiday away from their families and fight off the bargain-hungry hordes instead.
But these stores are keeping their doors closed Thanksgiving day.
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A New York mall is making sure store owners and employees have the worst Thanksgiving ever
Stores at the Walden Galleria in Buffalo (“the premier shopping center in Western New York”) are being forced to open their doors at 6 p.m. that Thursday, and if those stores choose to let employees spend time with their families instead, mall management plans to slap them with a fine.
It’s unclear how much the fine will be, but it’s likely a move to stay “competitive,” considering other malls in the area are opening around the same time.
20 powerful photos from Black Friday protests everyone needs to see
Like the retailers they are targeting, Black Friday protesters got off to an early start this year. The picketing and sit-ins at big-box stores began late Thanksgiving night and have continued into this afternoon as labor rights activists and workers march alongside thousands protesting a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who killed black teen Michael Brown.
When choosing a Thanksgiving turkey, you’ll want to buy per pound, not by just how large a turkey looks! If you don’t have room for a 20-pounder in your fridge or oven, buy some turkey drumsticks or breasts to supplement the whole turkey.
Queen of Thanksgiving Martha Stewart recommends one and a half pounds of turkey per guest, meaning a turkey to serve 20 people should weigh 30 pounds, which is about the weight of two miniature poodles, three infants, or six five-pound hand weights.
So yes, heavy. Turkeys also have a bunch of parts you won’t eat (the carcass and giblets, to start) so consider going for two fifteen pound birds if you’re serving a big crowd. But how much should you serve per person?
These SeaWorld protesters are planning to strip down at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Are you prepared for nudity this Thanksgiving? Because if you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, you’ll be seeing it.
Animal rights activists stationed along the New York parade route plan to paint their naked bodies black and white to resemble orcas, in protest of marine park/parade participant/alleged whale torture facility SeaWorld. To make their criticism even more pointed, the activists, affiliated with animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), also plan to cram themselves into a bathtub outside the department store’s flagship Herald Square location as a metaphor for killer whale captivity
PETA is far from the perfect organization, but it’s an important cause nonetheless
