Some Americans rely on stores open Christmas Day for last-minute or essential needs. Select locations of 7-Eleven, Albertsons, CVS, Walgreens, and others may remain open. Always check local store hours ahead, as many chains close or reduce hours for Christmas.

Christmas is the one day of the year when most stores are closed. That's true for Rochester-area grocery stores, which also may have reduced hours on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Wegmans stores will close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, be closed on ...

WASHINGTON — From department stores to grocery stores, most retailers across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day, while others opt to cut back hours. But there’s also a handful of businesses that will be ...