Thanksgiving Grocery Store Hours In PA: Giant, Acme, More

We all know that unfortunate feeling. It's Thanksgiving morning, relatives are coming over and you've spent days preparing and making lists for your family feast, only to realize you forgot to buy the cranberry sauce or the whipped cream to top the pie

Plenty of grocery stores will be open in the Philadelphia area for your last-minute shopping needs. Here are the hours for some eastern Pennsylvania grocery stores that will be open on Thanksgiving Day, along with a list of those that won't.

Acme Markets: Acme locations will be open, but times vary from location to location. If you want to go early or late, best to call first.

The Fresh Market: All stores open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Giant Food Store: Open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

McCaffrey's: All stores will close at 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Redner's Warehouse Markets: Open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Rite Aid: Most stores are open 24 hours.

ShopRite: Open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Target Grocery: Target stores will be open from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Walmart: Open normal hours for grocery shoppers on Thanksgiving, but check with stores for variation. Black Friday deals start at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, online and 6 p.m. Thanksgiving in store.

Wegmans: Closing at 4 p.m. Reopens at 7 a.m. Friday.

Weis: Open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Whole Foods: Hours vary by location. Many stores open at 7 a.m. and close as early as 2 p.m.

Grocery chains that are closed on Thanksgiving Day:

• Aldi
• BJ's Wholesale Club
• Costco
• Publix
• Sam's Club
• Save Mart
• Trader Joe's

Once the Thanksgiving feast is over, for many people that means time to start the Black Friday shopping. Here's a look at the Black Friday hours for malls across the Philadelphia region.

Americans are projected to spend between $727 and $730 billion during the 2019 holiday shopping season, which runs from Nov. 13 to Dec. 25, according to a study by WalletHub.