Target to close on Thanksgiving, ending Black Friday kickoff

By Anne D’Innocenzio | The Associated Press
Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jumpstarting Black Friday with doorbuster sales.
The move, announced Monday, comes as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store bargain shopping as they try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in a slew of states. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, announced the move last Tuesday, and at the time,