Stores Open on Christmas Eve and Day: Walmart, Publix, CVS and More
Many stores are closed on Christmas Day - but some drug stores may have options for you.
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Forgot to buy a gift for an in-law or a new gravy boat since your nephew broke the old one on Thanksgiving? Before you run out to your local department or grocery store, check that it's open.
Many stores are changing hours for the Christmas holidays this week. Most major department stores are closed on Christmas Day itself and had modified hours on Christmas Eve.
While I'm providing an overview of major stores here, you should check with your local location before you run out, as some may have different hours than what's listed here.
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Stores open or closed on Christmas Day
Walmart stores and Sam's Club locations are closed on Christmas Day, this Wednesday, December 25. Walmart stores will reopen as usual on Thursday.
TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Homesense stores are also closed on Christmas Day.
Target locations are closed on Wednesday, as are Kohl's stores.
Publix supermarkets are closed Christmas Day. Whole Foods stores are also closed Christmas Day.
Don't forget you can also pick up key items, including food staples, wrapping paper and cooking and cleaning products, at drugstores.
While all Rite Aid stores are closed on December 25, CVS Pharmacy locations are open Christmas Day but may have reduced hours - check with your local store before you go. You should also check local hours for Walgreens, which are open, but with modified hours.
Major stores open on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve this Tuesday, December 24, several major department stores were open.
Target were open Christmas Eve from 7 am to 8 pm.
TJX stores including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Homesense were open on Christmas Eve from 7 am to 6 pm.
If you're planning to get a last-minute Christmas deal at Costco, the store was open on Christmas Eve, but with modified hours, generally closing at 5 pm.
Walmart was open Tuesday, with stores closing at 6 pm. Sam's Club locations were also open Tuesday and closed at 6 pm.
Kohl's stores were open on December 24 from 7 am to 7 pm, but you should check the hours of your local location next year.
Publix supermarkets were open Christmas Eve, closing at 7pm. Whole Foods stores were open, but with modified hours - check with your local location before you go next year.
CVS Pharmacy locations were open Christmas Eve. Rite Aid stores were open on December 24 but closed a few hours early. In both cases, you should call ahead to check your local store's hours.
More holiday store hours to be aware of
Don't forget that New Year's is right around the corner.
Walmart will operate on normal business hours on New Year's Eve and January 1. Sam's Club locations will close on New Year's Eve at 6 pm and will be closed completely on New Year's Day.
As for TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Homesense stores, they'll be open from 9:30 am to 6 pm on both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Kiplinger will add more information to this story as we receive it.
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