Thanksgiving is almost here, and if you need to run out to grab a last-minute ingredient for your gathering, you'll have some options.

Find out when your local stores and supermarkets close on Thanksgiving Day. Sometimes, it’s impossible to get everything prepared for the holidays right on schedule. Fortunately, for most consumers, countless grocery stores and larger chains have limited hours on Thanksgiving Day.

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