If you forget a key Thanksgiving ingredient or need a gallon of milk, don’t despair.

Some grocery stores, drugstore chains and most large convenience stores will be open for last-minute errands Thursday.

But shoppers, beware.

More stores will be closed Thanksgiving than in past years, and those stores that are open will be operating with reduced hours. Walmart and Target, which for years opened on the holiday for Black Friday sales, are closed and reopen Friday.

ValueMarket grocery stores close at 3 p.m. on Thanskgiving day.

Because of state laws, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island stores also will be closed Thanksgiving. Stores in some areas also have varied hours because of county or municipal laws.

Several restaurants also are closed on Thanksgiving. (See the list of who is open and who is closed here.)

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If you are looking for cranberry sauce, you might have difficulty finding it.

This holiday season, thanks to supply chain issues, many products are harder to stock and some supermarkets don't have enough cranberry sauce.

Ahead of Thanksgiving, Publix, which is closed Thursday, started limiting purchases of canned cranberry sauce and some other products including jarred gravy and canned pie filling.

Thanksgiving grocery store hours 2021

Not all locations of the following chains will be open Thursday and hours can vary. To be on the safe side check with stores before heading out. The majority of pharmacies are closed.

• Acme Market: Most stores open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., all pharmacies are closed.

• Albertsons: Hours vary, but most have shorter hours.

• Bashas' Supermarkets: Open until 3 p.m.

• Dillons: Open until 4 p.m.

• Food Lion: Varies, but many open until 4 p.m.

• Fred Meyer: Open until 3 p.m. Pharmacies will be closed.

• The Fresh Market: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Fresh Thyme: Open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• The Giant Company: Open until 3 p.m.

• Giant Food: Open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Most pharmacies will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Harris Teeter: All stores Stores close at 2 p.m.

• H-E-B: 6 a.m. to noon

• Hy-Vee: Varies but most stores close early. (at 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.) and some pharmacies will be closed. Check with the local Hy-Vee near you.

• King Soopers: All stores open until 4 p.m. Most pharmacies closed.

• Kroger: Open until 5 p.m. All stores open until 5 p.m., 3 p.m. Pharmacies will be closed.

• Meijer: Supercenters Stores open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4 p.m.

• Ralphs: Most stores open until 10 p.m.

• Safeway: Varies, but shortened hours.

• Save A Lot: Varies.

• Smart & Final: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Sprouts Farmers Market: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Stop & Shop: Connecticut, New Jersey and New York stores open until 3 p.m. while Massachusetts and Rhode Island stores are closed. All pharmacies are closed.

• Tops: Open until 4 p.m.

• ValuMarket: Open until 3 p.m.

• Wegmans: Most locations open until 4 p.m. but Massachusetts stores will be closed.

• Whole Foods Market: Varies. Many stores open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• WinCo Foods: Stores close at 3 p.m.

Contributing: The Courier Journal, Mike Snider, USA TODAY

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Thanksgiving grocery stores open: Kroger, Safeway open; Walmart closed