Which Charlotte grocery stores are open on Memorial Day? Here are holiday hours
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- Many supermarkets in the Charlotte area are scheduled to be open on Memorial Day.
- Costco will be closed. Shoppers can visit some other stores during regular hours.
- Other buildings, such as government offices, won’t be open on the holiday.
The Memorial Day holiday weekend may shake up your shopping experience.
As people in the Charlotte area commemorate fallen members of the military on Monday, May 25, post offices, banks and government buildings will be closed, The News & Observer previously reported.
To find out how the holiday could impact North Carolina grocery stores in and around Charlotte, we reached out to several popular chains and scoured their websites. We learned many local supermarkets and wholesale stores plan to welcome shoppers, while others have adjusted their business hours.
Below, you can see what we learned about 2026 Memorial Day hours a dozen major chains. The schedules could be different at the stores’ pharmacies, so you may want to look up those hours online or call before leaving your house.
What are Memorial Day store hours?
- Aldi: Open limited hours. See your store’s hours at aldi.us.
- BJ’s Wholesale Club: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at bjs.com.
- Costco: Closed
- Food Lion: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at foodlion.com.
- Harris Teeter: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at harristeeter.com.
- Lowes Foods: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at lowesfoods.com.
- Publix: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at publix.com.
- Sam’s Club: Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the first hour of shopping reserved for Plus members
- Target: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at target.com.
- Trader Joe’s: Open regular hours, which vary by location. See your store’s hours at traderjoes.com.
- Walmart: Open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Whole Foods Market: Typically open. See your store’s hours at wholefoodsmarket.com.
This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Which Charlotte grocery stores are open on Memorial Day? Here are holiday hours."
