Target Just Announced That All Locations Will Be Closed on Thanksgiving This Year—and Every Year
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If you’re feeling a sudden urge to buy seasonal candles or some last-minute fall decor, you might be asking yourself: is Target open this year? The short answer: no. Target will be closed on Thanksgiving 2021, and every future Thanksgiving from now on.
The retailer announced its updated holiday hours on Monday, saying there’s simply no need for employees to come in that day. Although some employees in distribution and call centers will have to clock in, most of its workforce will be free to remain at home.
Last year, deep into the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Target locations closed on Thanksgiving for the first time in a decade. Now, starting on Thursday, November 25, that change is permanent.
“What started as a temporary measure driven by the pandemic is now our new standard—one that recognizes our ability to deliver on our guests’ holiday wishes both within and well beyond store hours,” Target CEO Brian Cornell shared in a statement.
But fear not: Target will be open bright and early on Black Friday. Most stores will reopen at 7 a.m. local time on the biggest shopping day of the year, the company announced last week, meaning you’ll still be able to snag some of the beloved retailer’s best Black Friday deals. (We can’t get over this over-half-off 4K TV and this rarely on-sale Dyson vacuum.)
Despite pioneering the trend of opening its doors on Thanksgiving, Target will now join other major stores like Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Nordstrom, which have never been open on the holiday.
And Target isn’t the only megachain to make this change; Walmart, another retailer famous for staying open through the holiday, will also close in 2021, just like it did last year. “Closing our stores on Thanksgiving Day is one way we’re saying ‘thank you’ to our teams for their dedication and hard work this year,” Walmart executive vice president and chief operating officer Dacona Smith wrote in a statement.
But if something goes wrong with family dinner—hey, we’ve all forgotten to thaw the turkey or accidentally left out an ingredient in everyone's favorite side dish—there will be plenty of restaurants open on Thanksgiving, not to mention a ton of grocery stores, too. Even though you won’t be able to run to Target or Walmart, you can still save the holiday.
So while you won’t be able to get an in-person head start on the best Black Friday deals this year, you’ll have plenty more time to start new traditions, cook up delicious recipes, and enjoy the Thanksgiving Day parade in peace. What better way to spend the holiday? And for less urgent needs, there's always the Target.com!
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