More Retailers Will Open on Thanksgiving Day to Try to Get a Head Start on Black Friday Shopping

Black Friday shopping has been a tradition for many people who love to get deals before Christmas. But the retailers are changing the play book for this year. Many will be open on Thanksgiving Day.

Many stores will actually open their doors on Thanksgiving day or night to get a jump start on the early Friday morning deals. K-Mart is planning to open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day!

Target has also announced that stores will be open for customers to come in on Thanksgiving night, though the exact hour has not yet been revealed. Other stores that have already announced their early plans are Walmart, Kohl's, and JCPenney.

For the first time in their long and storied history, Macy's is also going to have its stores open on Thanksgiving so that customers can get more shopping done. Will you be out shopping on Thanksgiving Day or will you wait until Black Friday?

Store information for additional retailers will be added as it is announced. Check back.

J.C. Penney
Opening for 25 continuous hours
Open: 8 p.m., Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
Close: 9 p.m., Nov. 29, Black Friday

Kmart
Opening for 41 continuous hours
Open: 6 a.m., Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
Close: 11 p.m., Nov. 29, Black Friday

Kohl's
Opening for 28 continuous hours
Open: 8 p.m., Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
Close: 10 p.m., Nov. 29, Black Friday

Macy's
Opening for 25 continuous hours
Open: 8 p.m., Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
Close: 9 p.m., Nov. 29, Black Friday

Sears
Opening for 26 continuous hours
Open: 8 p.m., Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day,
Close: 10 p.m., Nov. 29, Black Friday

Target and Walmart also plan to open Thanksgiving night, but hours have not yet been announced.

Why are the stores moving to these new hours for the holiday? It seems after we chow down on a big Thanksgiving dinner, we jump on the computer and start to shop. Thanksgiving is now one of the fastest-growing shopping days — online. Numbers from  comScore show online spending on Thanksgiving Day is up by 32 percent from 2011 to 2012.