Overview
- Major U.S. retailers and grocers are shut today, including Walmart, Target, Costco and the Kroger family, with stores set to reopen on Dec. 26.
- Banks, post offices, shipping pickups and deliveries (USPS, UPS, FedEx) and U.S. stock markets are paused for the holiday.
- Many restaurants are open with location-set hours, including McDonald’s, Starbucks, Dunkin’, Wendy’s, Burger King, Subway, IHOP, Red Lobster and Fogo de Chão (11 a.m.–9 p.m. chainwide), and Waffle House remains open.
- Pharmacies offer limited options: CVS and Walgreens are open with reduced or varying pharmacy hours, and consumers are advised to check local listings.
- In the UK, McDonald’s has 39 locations trading today, and Boxing Day schedules differ by chain with Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons opening on reduced hours while Aldi and Waitrose stay closed.