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title: "Fox Business: Which Retailers Will Be Open This Thanksgiving?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5205d8af-f521-4d80-b1f9-716448a85b3c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-which-retailers-will-be-open-this-thanksgiving-7901
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-11-21T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:45.054Z
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# Fox Business: Which Retailers Will Be Open This Thanksgiving?

**TL;DR:** Some major retailers, including Walmart, JCPenney, Target, and Best Buy, will be open on Thanksgiving. These retailers must weigh the potential revenue benefits against potential backlash for making employees work on a holiday.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-which-retailers-will-be-open-this-thanksgiving-7901).*

## Story

“Opening up shop on Thanksgiving has become a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation for retailers,” writes Fox Business.

For many retailers, they have to ask themselves whether or not it’s actually beneficial for them to stay open this holiday season. If stores close, they could be missing out on potential revenue spike. But if they are open, they could potentially get backlash for making employees work on a holiday.

“It's a tough decision for retailers -- or at least they have to pretend it is -- but most of the biggest players will open their doors at some point on the actual Thanksgiving holiday,” reports Fox Business.

Some of the retailers who you can expect to be open this Thursday include Walmart, JCPenney, Target and Best Buy.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Walmart (company)
- Target (company)
- Fox Business (company)
- Best Buy (company)
- retail strategy (topic)
- holiday shopping (topic)
- JCPenney (company)
- thanksgiving hours (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-which-retailers-will-be-open-this-thanksgiving-7901). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5205d8af-f521-4d80-b1f9-716448a85b3c).