Monroeville Mall and Westmoreland Mall will be closed on Thanksgiving

Monroeville Mall and Westmoreland Mall are on the growing list of businesses that won't be open on Thanksgiving.Both malls will be closed on the holiday, which is Thursday, Nov. 26. They will reopen for Black Friday, with shopping hours to be announced, mall owner CBL Properties said."We are proud to continue our tradition of closing our centers on Thanksgiving," said Stephen Lebovitz, chief executive officer of CBL Properties. "Given the challenges of 2020, it's more important to us than ever to ensure our employees and customers have the opportunity to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming customers back to our properties on Black Friday and throughout the rest of the holiday weekend."This is the fifth year in a row that the Monroeville and Westmoreland malls will be closed for Thanksgiving.The closure does not include the Cinemark Monroeville Mall and AMC Classic Westmoreland 15 movie theaters, or any stores and restaurants with exterior mall entrances.Mall businesses with exterior entrances may open on Thanksgiving if they wish, but access to common areas in the mall will be restricted until the building reopens on Friday.Some stores in and around the mall, including Dick's Sporting Goods and Best Buy, have already announced they will be closed for the holiday.When CBL announced mall closures for Thanksgiving in 2018, it said the decision was met with "overwhelming" support from customers and stores.Stay updated with breaking news: Download the WTAE mobile app

Monroeville Mall and Westmoreland Mall are on the growing list of businesses that won't be open on Thanksgiving.

Both malls will be closed on the holiday, which is Thursday, Nov. 26. They will reopen for Black Friday, with shopping hours to be announced, mall owner CBL Properties said.


"We are proud to continue our tradition of closing our centers on Thanksgiving," said Stephen Lebovitz, chief executive officer of CBL Properties. "Given the challenges of 2020, it's more important to us than ever to ensure our employees and customers have the opportunity to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming customers back to our properties on Black Friday and throughout the rest of the holiday weekend."

This is the fifth year in a row that the Monroeville and Westmoreland malls will be closed for Thanksgiving.

The closure does not include the Cinemark Monroeville Mall and AMC Classic Westmoreland 15 movie theaters, or any stores and restaurants with exterior mall entrances.

Mall businesses with exterior entrances may open on Thanksgiving if they wish, but access to common areas in the mall will be restricted until the building reopens on Friday.

Some stores in and around the mall, including Dick's Sporting Goods and Best Buy, have already announced they will be closed for the holiday.

When CBL announced mall closures for Thanksgiving in 2018, it said the decision was met with "overwhelming" support from customers and stores.

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