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Christmas and Christmas Eve often seem to bring up last-minute errands, whether it’s buying a quick gift or picking up one last ingredient.

Many shops and offices are closed two public holidays to give employees the opportunity to spend time with their loved ones during the holiday season. This year, Christmas Eve falls on Tuesday, December 24th and Christmas falls on Wednesday, December 25th.

Before you set off, be sure to check the opening times of local businesses.

Here you can find out what is open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024.

Albertsons Companies stores – Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Randalls, Shaw’s, Vons and Tom Thumb – will be open with reduced hours on Christmas Eve.

Many of these banner stores and pharmacies, including Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Shaw’s and Tom Thumb, will remain closed on Christmas Day. Some Albertsons, Safeway, ACME and Vons stores will be open with adjusted hours. The company recommends checking with your local store before visiting for Christmas.

Another grocery giant, Kroger, will be open for most of its normal hours on Christmas Eve but will remain closed on Christmas Day. In addition to Kroger, the company owns Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, City Market, Owen’s, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, Mariano’s and Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less and Foods Co.

Whole Foods, Aldi and specialty grocer Trader Joe’s will be open with modified hours on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day.

The Warehouse Club Costco is closed on Christmas. Sam’s Club closes at 6:00 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and remains closed on Christmas Day.

Walmart stores close at 6:00 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and all stores are closed on Christmas Day. Target is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve, but will be closed on Christmas Day.

Home Depot recommends checking with your local store, but stores typically close at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day. Lowe’s will be open as usual on Christmas Eve and will close on Christmas Day.

Macy’s department store is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day. Kohl’s is open on Christmas Eve from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time and is closed on Christmas Day. Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores will be open with limited hours on Christmas Eve and will close the next day.

Most banks follow the Federal Reserve bank holiday, so most bank counters will be closed on Christmas Day. As always, you can use mobile banking services and ATMs.

Bank of America will be closed on Christmas Day. Wells Fargo will close at noon local time on Christmas Eve and all day on December 25th. TD Bank will also be closed on Christmas.

There will be no trading on Christmas Day on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ.

CVS Pharmacy locations are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas, but hours may be reduced. CVS said to check with your local store before visiting.

Rite Aid will be open during regular business hours on Christmas Eve but will be closed on Christmas Day.

Walgreens will be open on Christmas Eve and all 24-hour pharmacies will remain open 24 hours. On Christmas Day, Walgreens will be open during regular hours, but most pharmacies will be closed, with the exception of 24-hour pharmacies and a few others.

The The United States Postal Service will not be mailing or shipping mail on December 25th.

On Christmas Eve, FedEx Express and FedEx Office will operate with modified hours, but other services such as FedEx Ground and Custom Critical will operate as normal. On Christmas Day, all FedEx services except Custom Critical will be unavailable.

UPS will operate as usual on Christmas Eve. Limited UPS locations will be open on Christmas Day and only UPS Express Critical service will be available.