Usps post offices will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, along with banks and the U.S. stock market, as the federal holiday brings a full-day shutdown to much of the country’s financial and mail systems. The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange will close Monday and reopen Tuesday, May 26.
For shoppers, the day looks very different. Most national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will stay open, including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy, IKEA, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin and Wendy’s. Costco warehouses will be closed, while Sam’s Club will open at 8 a.m. for Plus members and 9 a.m. for Club members and close at 8 p.m. BJ’s will run from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May and dates to the 1860s, when it was known as Decoration Day and became a day to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military. That makes the holiday both a pause in the business week and the country’s foremost annual day to mourn and remember fallen service members.
The closures and openings are broad, but not uniform. Wegmans will keep normal hours from 6 a.m. to midnight, though its pharmacy will be under shortened hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tops also will be open normal hours from 6 a.m. to midnight. Aldi stores will operate on limited hours, Trader Joe’s will be open normal business hours from either 8 or 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Whole Foods Market will run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Price Rite will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Walmart stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and most Target locations are set to open at 8 a.m.
The holiday’s one clear wrinkle is that hours can vary by location, even at chains that say they are open. Shoppers and travelers are being told to check local store listings or restaurant apps before leaving home. For anyone expecting regular mail, bank access or a stock market session on Monday, the answer is simple: those will wait until Tuesday.
