Army soldiers place Memorial Day flags in Arlington National Cemetery
The Old Guard placed about 260,000 flags at the gravestones of service members and their families at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day.
Monday is Memorial Day, a day that commemorates those who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
Many national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Memorial Day, however banks and post offices will be closed.
If you need to make a quick, last-minute trip to the store to pick up something for your Memorial Day gathering, Costco will not be an option for you this year, as the company website says warehouses will be closed on May 26.
Here’s what to know about other retail and grocery store chains and whether or not they’ll be open on Memorial Day.
Is Costco open on Memorial Day?
No. Costco is the only major grocery store chain that will be closed on Memorial Day.
Are grocery stores open on Memorial Day?
The following grocery stores will be open on May 26. Hours are listed for the companies that provided them.
- Walmart
- Sam’s Club; Open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Plus members and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Club members
- Most stores in the Kroger family of companies (Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Jay C Food Store, King Soopers, Kroger, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pay-Less Super Markets, Pick’n Save, QFC, Ralphs, Ruler, Smith’s Food and Drug).
- Trader Joe’s
- Food Lion
- Publix
- Aldi
- Whole Foods
- Wegmans
- Meijer; 6 a.m. to midnight
- Harris Teeter
- A majority of Albertson’s banner stores will be open on Easter (Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Vons and Tom Thumb).
- Lidl
- Giant Eagle
- Harveys
- Winn-Dixie
- H-E-B
Are retail stores open on Memorial Day?
Stores listed below will be open on May 26. Hours are listed for the companies that provided them.
- Home Depot
- Lowe’s
- Ace Hardware
- Best Buy; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Sephora
- Bass Pro Shop; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Cabela’s; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- REI; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- IKEA
- Petco
- PetSmart; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Tractor Supply Company; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Target
- TJ Maxx
- Marshall’s
- HomeGoods
- Lowe’s
- Macy’s
- Kohl’s
- JCPenney
- Belk; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Burlington
- Office Depot; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- OfficeMax; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
