Publix, Kroger, Whole Foods: Thanksgiving Grocery Store Hours

ATLANTA, GA — It's inevitable that someone will still have to race to the grocery store for last-minute purchases of dinner rolls, whipped cream, potatoes, wine or stuffing mix right before the Thanksgiving feast. Which grocery stores will be open on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 23, and how about Black Friday, if you need to re-supply to feed a house full of visitors?

Some food stores in the region — Kroger, Whole Foods and Safeway — are open on Thanksgiving, but some close early, so check on individual stores for their hours before you hop in the car. The day after the holiday, most stores return to normal operating hours. Other chains, including ALDI and Costco, are closed for the holiday. (See full list below.)

To help you know your go-to stores over the holiday, we have open and closed hours for stores, plus links to their websites. Here's a list of Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours for Georgia grocery chains, taken from their websites and emails to Patch. Some stores may vary.

Thanksgiving Store Hours

• Publix: All stores and pharmacies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23; regular hours resume on Friday, Nov. 24.
• Kroger: Many stores are open 24 hours, while others will be open from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Giant Foods: Stores will close at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The pharmacy will not be open on Thanksgiving Day. Stores reopen at 6 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24.
• Wegmans: Stores will close at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving, and will reopen at 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24.
• Safeway: Stores will close at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Locations will return to regular hours on Friday, Nov. 24; some are open 24 hours a day, some are open from 5 a.m. to midnight daily.
• Whole Foods: Hours: 7 am-3 pm on Thanksgiving.
• Food Lion: Most stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (depending on the store).
• ShopRite Supermarkets: Maryland stores will be open 6 am - 10 pm. on Monday.
• Trader Joes: All stores closed on Thanksgiving.
• Fresh Market: Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
• ALDI: All stores are closed on Thanksgiving.
• Costco: All stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
• Sam's Club: All stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day.
• Walmart: Stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day and will unveil Black Friday deals at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23.
• Target: Stores open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving and close at midnight; stores re-open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.

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