If you run out of dinner rolls or whipped cream on Thanksgiving, your options might be limited for Kansas City area grocery stores open Nov. 28, 2024. Various grocery stores will be open Thursday on both the Missouri and Kansas sides, including in Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs and Lenexa.

While some companies, like Walmart, Target and Publix, will be closed on Thanksgiving, others, such as Food Lion and Kroger, will be open under adjusted hours. Wholesalers like Costco and Sam's Club will also be closed on the holiday.

With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them