New Year’s Day is a federal holiday, but that doesn’t mean everything shuts down. On Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, many major retailers, grocery chains and restaurants will remain open, though some will operate on reduced or modified schedules.

Costco, Target and Home Depot will close early on Dec. 31. These stores will keep the following hours on New Year’s Eve: However, Walmart will not close early during the following hours: If you find that you need to get groceries after hours, you may want to plan ahead, as most other stores will close early.

Zara's owner, Inditex, had 132 fewer stores as of October than it did a year earlier. Other retailers are also shuttering locations.

Publix stores are open on Black Friday but are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Target and Walmart stores opened at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday. Walmart's Black Friday deals started on November 24 for Walmart+ members and continue ...

The next federal holiday coming up this year is Thanksgiving 2025, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 27. On the bigger federal holidays, particularly those at the end of each year, many stores choose to close along with banks and federal and state offices.

Here's a quick look at a few major retailers' holiday hours for 2025, including a few that have extended hours at some locations