Dec 24, 2023 - Economy
When grocery stores, drugstores are open on Christmas Eve
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If you need ingredients for another batch of Christmas cookies or more eggnog, watch the clock on Sunday.
Why it matters: Most grocery stores will close earlier than usual on Sunday (Christmas Eve) and many will stay closed on Christmas.
Christmas Eve grocery store hours 2023
Store hours can vary but here is when the nation's largest grocery store chains are open Sunday.
- In some cases, hours vary greatly so check with your closest location.
- See Christmas Eve shopping hours for other retailers here.
Be smart: Not all retailers update hours on their website with holiday hours. Some post them in weekly ads.
- Acme Market: Vary with reduced hours Christmas Eve and some stores closing at 6pm Sunday. The company said stores will be open Christmas Day with reduced hours.
- Albertsons: Reduced hours for Christmas Eve and many locations will be closed Christmas. Stores open Christmas will have adjusted hours, the company told Axios.
- Aldi: Stores close at 4pm Sunday.
- BJ's Wholesale Club: All clubs open 8am to 6pm Sunday.
- Costco: Many clubs open 8:30am to 5pm Christmas Eve.
- Food Lion: All stores close at 6pm.
- Fresh Market: 7am to 7pm.
- Giant Food: Open until 7pm Christmas Eve; select stores open 8am to 5pm Christmas.
- Giant Eagle: Close at 5pm Sunday.
- Harris Teeter: 6am to 7pm.
- H-E-B: 6am to 8pm, but curbside closes at 7pm.
- Hy-Vee: Hours vary by store location, but most close at 5 pm.
- Ingles: Stores close at 7pm Christmas Eve.
- Jewel-Osco: All stores open until 6pm Christmas Eve.
- Kroger: Hours vary but stores will close early in the Kroger Co. family of stores on Christmas Eve.
- Lidl: Close at 7pm.
- Meijer Stores are open until 7pm Christmas Eve.
- Natural Grocers: Stores close at 6:06pm.
- Publix: Stores open at regular time and close early at 7pm.
- Ralphs: Varies.
- Safeway: Hours vary; many close early and some locations open on Christmas Day.
- Sam's Club: Close at 6pm.
- Save A Lot: Varies.
- Smart & Final: Varies, many stores close between 5 to 7pm.
- Sprouts Farmer Market: 7am to 7pm.
- Stop & Shop: Close at 6pm.
- Target: 7am to 8pm.
- Trader Joe's: All locations close at 5pm.
- Vons: Reduced hours Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
- Walmart: 6am to 6pm.
- Weis Markets: 7am to 4pm.
- Wegmans: Close at 6pm.
- Whole Foods Market: Hours vary, but stores close at 7pm.
- WinCo Foods: Stores close at 6pm.
- Winn-Dixie: Open until 9pm.
Christmas Eve hours for CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid
Christmas Eve pharmacy hours vary and many pharmacies are closed on Christmas.
- CVS: Hours vary, many locations will be open regular hours Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Some stores may be closed or have reduced hours for the holiday Monday, CVS told Axios.
- Rite Aid: Hours vary on Sunday, but all stores are closed on Christmas Day, the retailer told Axios.
- Walgreens: Most stores open regular hours but pharmacy hours vary on Christmas Eve. Most Walgreens stores will be open 9am to 6pm Christmas Day. All 24-hour stores will be open 24 hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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