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20 Grocery Stores Open on Thanksgiving (Because There’s Always One Ingredient We Left Off Our List)

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and you’re working on your holiday menu...but if past feasts have taught you one thing, it’s that things don’t always go according to plan. There was that one year when your flaky sister “forgot” to pick up the green beans she promised to bring for the casserole, or that time your toddler destroyed dessert by adding copious amounts of salt to the pie filling behind your back, plus the ever-present risk that your mental math skills will fail you and you’ll realize you don’t have enough butter left to make one of your turkey day side dishes. Indeed, there are plenty of scenarios in which a last-minute grocery run is required to save the holiday. Fortunately, we’ve put together a list of grocery stores open on Thanksgiving across the country, so there will be no fiasco you can’t fix. (Just be sure to double check our work by visiting the website or ringing up your local store before you go, as individual stores may vary.)

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Grocery Stores Open on Thanksgiving

  • Wegmans: Most stores will be open until 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
  • ShopRite: Stores will keep regular hours on Thanksgiving Day.
  • FoodTown: All stores will be open on Thanksgiving, but hours vary by location; customers can contact their local store within a week of the holiday for more information.
  • Whole Foods: All locations will be open on Thanksgiving, but customers should call their local store or check the website for specific holiday hours.
  • Albertsons: Most stores will be open from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but hours vary by location.
  • Ralphs: All stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day, but hours vary by location.
  • Vons: Most stores will be open from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m., but hours vary by location.
  • Kroger: All stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day, but hours vary by location.
  • Fairway: Most stores will keep regular business hours on Thanksgiving.
  • Stop & Shop: Regular store hours will be kept on Thanksgiving.
  • Safeway: All stores will be open, but hours vary by location.
  • Jewel-Osco: Most stores will be open from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but hours vary by location.
  • Acme Markets: Most stores will be open from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but hours vary by location.
  • Hannaford: Certain stores will be open from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving; customers should check with their location in advance.
  • The Fresh Market: All locations will be open from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
  • Cub Foods: Most, if not all, locations will keep limited hours on Thanksgiving, but customers should check with their local store for details.
  • Hy-Vee: Most locations of this employee-owned grocery store chain will be open with limited hours on Thanksgiving, but hours of operation vary; check with your local store for details.
  • Sprouts Farmers Market: All stores will be open from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
  • Food Lion: Most stores will keep regular hours on Thanksgiving, but some locations will have reduced hours of operation; check with your local store before you go.
  • Food4Less: All stores will be open regular hours, from 6 a.m. until midnight.

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