Thanksgiving is here, which means people who are hosting the holiday festivities at their home this year are likely already preparing to receive guests. The good news for those in charge of the cooking this year is that plenty of grocery stores will be open if you forget to grab something and need to make a last-minute trip.

Thanksgiving Day is on November 28. Wondering what will be open and closed? Or if your mail will come and garbage picked up? Here's what to know.

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