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Are Costco, Target, liquor stores open on Labor Day? A list of Triangle closures

Here’s a list of store opening hours for Labor Day 2025.
Here’s a list of store opening hours for Labor Day 2025. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
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  • Most Triangle grocery and big-box stores maintain regular hours on Labor Day.
  • ABC stores across Wake, Chatham, Orange and Johnston counties remain closed.
  • Costco closes for the holiday, while Sam’s Club and Aldi shorten operating hours.

Labor Day is coming up, and most stores in the Triangle will be open.

But many liquor stores will be closed, and some other retailers are closing early on the holiday, which is Monday, Sept. 1.

Here’s a list of which grocery, ABC and big box stores are open or closed on Labor Day.

Are grocery stores open on Labor Day?

  • Aldi: stores close at 6 p.m.
  • BJ’s Wholesale Club: open regular hours
  • Costco: closed
  • Food Lion: open regular hours
  • Harris Teeter: open regular hours
  • Lidl: open regular hours
  • Lowes Foods: open regular hours
  • Publix: open regular hours
  • Sam’s Club: open at regular time, close at 6 p.m.
  • Sprouts Farmers Market: open regular hours
  • Target: open, store hours may vary by location; find your store at target.com
  • The Fresh Market: open regular hours
  • Trader Joe’s: open regular hours
  • Walmart: open regular hours, but hours may vary by location
  • Wegmans: open regular hours
  • Whole Foods Market: open regular hours
Most ABC stores in the Triangle are closed Labor Day, Sept. 1.
Most ABC stores in the Triangle are closed Labor Day, Sept. 1. N&O file photo

Are liquor stores open on Labor Day?

ABC stores in Wake, Chatham, Orange and Johnston counties are closed.

Most Durham County ABC stores are closed, but three are open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: 2121 T.W. Alexander Drive, 5608 Highway 55 and 3620 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.

ABC stores sell liquor, but beer and wine is sold at grocery stores.

Triangle mall hours for Labor Day

  • Crabtree Valley Mall: open 10 a.m.-8 p.m., individual store and restaurant hours may vary
  • Fenton: open, individual store and restaurant hours vary
  • The Streets at Southpoint: open regular hours, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., individual store and restaurant hours may vary
Triangle malls including Crabtree Valley Mall and The Streets at Southpoint are open Labor Day.
Triangle malls including Crabtree Valley Mall and The Streets at Southpoint are open Labor Day. Macerich Company

Stores open on Labor Day

  • Bass Pro Shops: open
  • Belk: open
  • Best Buy: open
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods: open
  • Dillard’s: open
  • Hobby Lobby: open, but stores close early; check your store hours at hobbylobby.com
  • HomeGoods: open
  • Lowe’s: open
  • Marshalls: open
  • PetSmart: open
  • The Home Depot: open
  • TJ Maxx: open

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