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.
Memorial Day has arrived, signaling the unofficial start of the summer season.
The holiday, which falls on Monday, May 26 this year, 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 and last-minute trip to the store to pick up something for your Memorial Day gathering, Walmart will be an option for you this year, as the company told USA TODAY its stores will be open regular hours on the day. Most Walmart stores are open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time.
Here’s what to know about other retail and grocery store chains and whether or not they’ll be open on Memorial Day.
Are grocery stores open on Memorial Day?
In addition to Walmart, the following grocery stores will be open on May 26. Hours are listed for the companies that provided them.
- 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
Costco warehouses will be closed on Memorial Day, according to the company’s website.
Are retail stores open on Memorial Day?
In addition to Walmart, retail 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.
