We are inching closer and closer to the Holiday Season.

The hustle and bustle will be here before you know it; going to parties, shopping, planning big dinners, and of course trying to find the time to fit it all in.

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Over the past few years, there has been a change in attitudes towards holidays specifically from big box retailers.

Instead of making their employees work on Thanksgiving so they could be open on one of the best holidays of the year, they've started to close on Thanksgiving, going back to the old ways of just opening super early on Black Friday.

It's something I welcome with open arms, my wife works in retail, and she loves her job but there were years when she'd have to leave on Thanksgiving around 1 or 2 PM so she could head to work to oversee Thanksgiving day deals.

Fortunately, a few years ago the company she works for announced they'd close for Thanksgiving, and it kind of opened the flood gates.

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Now, lots of big box retailers close for Thanksgiving to ensure their employees can spend some much-needed time with friends and family.

And that tradition of closing on Thanksgiving will continue again this year, which I'm so happy to see.

In New Jersey, we'll see approximately 24 big box retailers close their doors during Turkey Day.

I always assume smaller mom-and-pop shops make sure they're closed on Thanksgiving, as they should. This year, you may want to plan ahead because, according to Parade, these major retailers will also be closed on Thanksgiving.

These Are All The Major NJ Retailers Closed On Thanksgiving 2024

EAch Year We See More And More Retailers Close On Thanksgiving, And It's Nice To See. Here Are All The Major Retailers Closing On Tukey Day In The Garden State, According To Parade

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