Wegmans Food Markets Memorial Day 2024 hours: Opening and closing times (2024)

MEMORIAL Day Weekend unofficially kicks off the summer season, with millions of Americans nationwide enjoying an extra day off of work.

Like most holidays in the US, Memorial Day means that stores nationwide –including Wegmans Food Markets – may have different opening and closing times, or be closed for the day altogether.

Is Wegmans Food Markets open on Memorial Day 2024?

Wegmans Food Markets will be open on Memorial Day 2024.

The store will operate under normal business hours, which are typically 6 am until midnight.

The store's pharmacy, however, will have shortened holiday hours.

Pharmacies located inside Wegmans Food Markets will be open from 9 am until 1 pm, so shoppers are encouraged to pick up any last-minute prescriptions in the morning or early afternoon.

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On Wegmans Food Markets website, the retailer encourages shoppers to check with their local store for the most up-to-date information, including store hours.

The chain's holiday hours vary based on location and region, so some locations may have slightly different opening and closing times.

What holidays does Wegmans observe?

Wegmans Food Markets is open nearly all year round.

There are some holidays, however, where the retailer closes its doors for the entire day, meaning shoppers have to look elsewhere for any last-minute or emergency grocery needs.

Wegmans Food Markets is closed on Christmas Day.

It is, however, open on Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas.

The store is also open on Thanksgiving, though most locations will close their doors earlier than usual, at around 4 pm local time.

The store is open on almost all other federal holidays, including Independence Day and Labor Day.

The supermarket is also open the day after Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.

Who founded Wegmans?

Wegmans Food Markets has been around for over a century.

The supermarket was founded on January 30, 1916, in Rochester, New York.

The chain's current headquarters are located in Gates, New York.

Wegmans is privately owned, and was founded by two brothers: John and Walter Wegman.

The duo originally started a produce cart, and later opened a store under the name Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company.

The family still owns the business today, with Danny Wegman serving as the supermarket's chairman.

Danny is the son of Robert Wegman, who was the son of one of the co-founders, Walter.

Danny's daughters, Colleen and Nicole Wegman, serve as the chain's President and CEO, and Senior Vice President.

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Today, the chain employs over 50,000 employees in over 100 Wegmans Food Markets locations, including:

• Delaware
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• Washington, DC