Macy's expected to open early again on Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday is coming early again this year, at least at Macy's.
At least one website, BestBlackFriday.com is already reporting that Macy's is planning to open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day this year.
Last year, Macy's started what now appears to be a new tradition of opening on Thanksgiving Day from 5 p.m. - 2 a.m., then re-opening at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. This year, the plan is slightly different according to Best Black Friday. Macy's stores will open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving and close at 10 p.m. They will re-open again on Friday. In previous years, Macy's had been opening at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
Though Macy's hasn't officially made an announcement, the experts at Best Black Friday have confirmed the opening times with Macy's stores across four states (most likely all stores will follow the same schedule).
There are about 18 Macy's stores in metro-Atlanta.
The site has also begun to compile a list of stores that will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day this year. The list of more than 50 stores includes department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstorm and Von Maur which has the tradition of not opening on Thanksgiving Day.
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Nedra Rhone is a lifestyle columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she has been a reporter since 2006. A graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, she enjoys writing about the people, places and events that define metro Atlanta.
