Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means millions of people are preparing to travel to meet up with family or friends for the holiday. If you need to mail a package or pick up some prescription medication this week,

Pharmacies are often a popular place to shop on Thanksgiving, whether for last-minute medical needs, gifts, food or cooking supplies. A number of locations, including CVS Pharmacy stores, will be open on Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving 2024 is on Thursday, Nov. 28, and that means many offices and businesses observe the holiday by closing for the day. There has been a trend in prior years where retailers would open stores on Thanksgiving to get ahead of the curve on Black Friday shopping.

Most of those same retailers, however, will be opening early on Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year, with deals aplenty.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Forgot the cranberry sauce? Need to make a last-minute grocery run? You might not be out of luck just yet. Most stores in the U.S. are closed on Thanksgiving Day to give employees the day off to be with family and friends on what could arguably be the most American holiday of the year.

Many big-name stores like Target, Walmart, Costco, and Sam's Club are closed nationwide for the holiday, but many local grocery store chains are still open, with limited hours.

Several stores and most banks and post offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday, Nov. 28.