Extended Christmas Shopping Store Hours - Best Buy, Target, Walmart

Special Holiday Store Hours, Early Store Openings and Late Store Closing Times

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** THE STORE BELOW IS ARCHIVED FROM 2012 for historical research, comparison, and curiosity purposes only ***

Extended Christmas shopping store hours for stores like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, and other major retail chains will be common for the rest of the Christmas holiday shopping season. Macy’s extended the extended hours challenge when it announced that its stores would be open continuously from 7:00 AM December 21st through 6:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012. Toys ‘R Us bested Macy’s when it announced its own continuous marathon shopping hours from 6:00 AM on December 21st to 10:00 PM on Christmas Eve, December 24th.

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But while Macy’s and Toys ‘R Us have been stealing the headlines with their store hours announcements, many other major retail chains have announced and published extended Christmas shopping store hours as well. Best Buy, Dollar Tree, JCPenney, Target, and Old Navy are just some of the retail chains offering extended store hours to their shoppers between December 15th and December 23, 2012.
In fact, by the time Christmas Eve arrives, there won’t be too many U.S. retail stores that hadn’t extended its store hours in one direction or another - either with early openings, late closings, or a combination of both.
What follows is a comprehensive list of 2012 extended Christmas holiday shopping store hours. This list is arranged alphabetically, according to the name of the retailer. Remember that store hours sometimes vary by location, so it’s always best to double-check store hours with your local outlet. Click the links to go directly to the deals and discounts currently available at each retail chain.
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2012 Extended Christmas Holiday Shopping Store Hours December 15 - 23, 2012:
Belk
- December 17
Stores open 8AM - 11PM
- December 18
Stores open 8AM - 11PM
- December 19
Stores open 8AM - 11PM
- December 21
Stores open 7AM - midnight
- December 22
Stores open 6AM - midnight
- December 23
Stores open 8AM - 11PM
Best Buy
-December 15 - December 22
Stores open Monday through Saturday 8AM - 11PM; Sundays 9AM - 10PM
-December 23
Stores open 8AM - 11PM
Dollar Tree
- December 27 - December 29
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
Foot Locker
- December 27 - December 28
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
- December 29
Stores open 10AM - 9 -30 PM
Hudson's Bay
- December 17 to Saturday December 22
Stores open 8AM-11PM
- December 23
Stores open 8AM-9PM
- December 27th to December 29
Stores open 9:30AM-9 -30PM
- December 30
Stores open 10AM-7PM
jcpenney
- December 26 - December 29
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
Levi Strauss
- December 27 - December 29
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
Macy’s
- December 21 - December 24
Stores open 24 hours from 7:00 AM 12-21 to 6:00 PM on 12-24
Neiman Marcus
- December 14 - December 23
Stores open 8AM - 11PM
- December 27 - December 29
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
OfficeMax
- December 17 - December 21
Stores open 9AM - 10PM
- December 22
Stores open 8AM - 10PM
- December 23
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
Old Navy
- December 17 - December 23
Stores open 8AM - 10PM
Target
- December 11 - December 23
Stores open 8 AM - 11PM (some stores open later)
Toys 'R Us
- December 21 - December 24
Stores open 24 hours from 6:00 AM 12-21 to 10:00 PM on 12-24
Wal-Mart
- December 15 - December 23
Store hours vary, but many stores open 24/7 through Christmas Eve
Williams-Sonoma
- December 17 - December 19
Stores open 10AM - 9PM
- December 20 - December 22
Stores open 10AM - 10PM
- December 23
Stores open 10AM - 7PM
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