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We love a good holiday celebration and Memorial Day is always there to make us smile. Who doesn’t love a nice, relaxing three-day weekend as well?

Of course, there’s nothing worse than making special plans for the day and running to the store for supplies only to realize the stores are closed! Once you are ready to fire up the grill and have a few friends over, the last thing that you want to do is run out of supplies like hamburger buns, hot dog buns, sodas, etc.

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So, where we can go if we are in need of some last-minute supplies?

As it turns out, there are more grocery stores, convenience stores, and retail stores open this year than you could have ever realized.

Grocery stores open on Memorial Day:
ACME
Albertson’s
BJ’s Wholesale
The Fresh Market
Giant Food
H-E-B
H-Mart
Hy-Vee
K-Mart
Kroger
Publix
Safeway
Sam’s Club
Save-a-Lot
Shaw’s
Shop Rite
Star Market
Target
Trader Joe’s
Vons
Wal-Mart
Wegman’s
Whole Foods

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Convenience stores open on Memorial Day:
7-Eleven
Cumberland Farms
Sheetz
Speedway
Wawa

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Retail stores open on Memorial Day:
Bass Pro Shops
Bed Bath and Beyond
Best Buy
Crate and Barrel
Dollar General
Dollar Tree
Family Dollar
Home Depot
HomeGoods
IKEA
K-Mart
Lowe’s
Macy’s
Marshalls
Sears
TJ Maxx
Wal-Mart

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Of course, always be sure to call the locations in your area to confirm their hours of operation before heading out.