Indeed, yes, the local donut store is probably open. Also, you will definitely find your Starbucks and McDonalds open as well, although many McDonald's outlets are opening a tad bit later than normal. What about retail stores open on Thanksgiving?
For those looking for a bargain among stores open on Thanksgiving, the biggest retailer in the world is open. Walmart, which will have Black Friday Deals galore tomorrow, is open today. In fact, most outlets will be open 24 hours on both Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Walmart also promises safer shopping after last year's employee trampling death.
What about Target, Walmart's slight upscale competitor? Is Target among stores open on Thanksgiving? Sadly, no. However, on Black Friday, Target will be open from 5 AM until extended closing times, which vary from location to location.
K-Mart will follow its other "mart" rival. Like Walmart, it will be among the stores open on Thanksgiving. K-Mart will be open 7 AM to 9 PM on Thanksgiving, and 6 AM to 11 PM on Black Friday.
Toys R Us will technically not be among the stores open on Thanksgiving, though it misses the date by only 1 minute. Indeed Toys R Us stores will open at 12 AM on Thanksgiving night. In reality, that's Black Friday, but they are oh, so close. The store will stay open until 10 PM on Black Friday.
The Gap will be open among the stores open on Thanksgiving, from 9 AM to 9 PM on Thanksgiving. It will be open from 7 AM to 10 PM on Black Friday. Meanwhile, the Banana Republic will open from 11 AM to 6 PM on Thanksgiving and 9 AM to 9 PM on Black Friday.
Unfortunately, those looking for electronics deals at Best Buy will have to wait until Black Friday. It will not be among the stores open on Thanksgiving, but it will open from 5 AM to 10 PM on Black Friday. The company's website says that they will begin giving out tickets at 3 AM.
Most other stores will begin Black Friday events early Friday morning, and will not be among the stores open on Thanksgiving. However, all of them have significant deals on their websites, and those should not be ignored. While Cyber Monday is yet to come, there are plenty of Black Friday deals on sites such as Sears, Amazon.com, Staples, Home Depot, and more.
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com
Posted November 26th, 2009 by Michael Santo
