Many government institutions and banks will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, for Thanksgiving, but some businesses, like grocery stores, may be open.

While some major stores will be closed on Thanksgiving, other grocery stores and retailers will be open. Check the list before heading to the store.

Several grocery chains will be open on Thanksgiving, the most food-centric of the all U.S. holidays. But major retailers will largely be closed, as the trend of luring people kicking off their Black Friday sales bonanzas before the table was cleared of Thanksgiving dinner dishes has slowed considerably.