While some companies, like Walmart and Publix, will be closed on Thanksgiving, others, such as Food Lion and Kroger, will be open under adjusted hours. Wholesalers like Costco and Sam's Club will also be closed on the holiday. Here's what you need to know ...

A majority of Albertsons Companies’ banner stores including Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Vons and Tom Thumb will be open on Thanksgiving Day, with most stores having adjusted hours. In addition, many pharmacies will be closed or have adjusted hours. Customers should double check with their local Albertsons for holiday hours.

Target, Walmart, and Best Buy will be closed, while Whole Foods and some Starbucks locations will remain open.

Kroger stores will be open until 3 p.m. The Bloomington area stores are at 1175 S. College Mall Road, 4025 S. Old Ind. 37, 528 S. College Ave., 1825 Kinser Pike and 500 S. Liberty Drive. The Kroger pharmacies and The Little Clinic sites will be closed on Thanksgiving.

If you need one more pound of potatoes for your Thanksgiving dinner table, there are a few grocery stores that will be open on Thursday.

Forgot to buy the cranberries? Don't worry, these grocery stores are still open on Thanksgiving, with limited hours in Jackson, Mississippi.

Many major grocery chains plan to open on Thanksgiving, but they will operate on a holiday schedule. Here's a list of holiday hours for Bay Area grocery stores.