Walmart to close its stores on Thanksgiving Day

By Anne D’Innocenzio | The Associated Press
Walmart will be closing its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs on Thanksgiving Day this year, saying it wants to have its employees spend time with their families during the coronavirus pandemic.
The move, announced Tuesday, marks the first major indication of how COVID will affect Black Friday store shopping, which for almost a decade kicked off with big crowds on the turkey feast and expanded into Friday.
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