Here’s some of the hours for Walmart and Target on New Year’s Day. Unlike Christmas and Thanksgiving, most chains are open (except for Costco)--some with sales.
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Walmart: Most Walmart locations are open until 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve. Some locations will be open New Year’s Day at 6 a.m.; normal hours
Target: Open normal hours on New Year’s Day. Check local listings.
Costco: Stores closed down New Year’s Day. Most stores are closed 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve.
Kmart: Open regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on New Year’s Day.
Best Buy: Will close on New Year’s Eve at around 7 p.m.; hours vary by location. New Year’s Day will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Toys R Us: Stores are closed New Year’s Day, with limited hours New Year’s Eve. Check local listings for hours.
Macy’s: Some Macy’s locations will be open on New Year’s Day.
Walgreens: Normal business hours. The 24-hour stores will operate normally. Check local listings.
CVS: Normal business hours. The 24-hour stores will operate normally. Check local listings.
Rite Aid: Normal business hours. The 24-hour stores will operate normally. Check local listings.
Publix: Normal business hours. Check local listings.
Banks are closed on Jan. 1 and may have limited hours on New Year’s Eve.
Wells Fargo: Is closed on New Year’s Day but and banking hours vary on New Year’s Eve, with many closing 5 p.m. Check local listings. Branches will reopen on Jan. 2.
Chase Bank: Normal hours on New Year’s Eve but it’s closed New Year’s Day. It will reopen on Jan. 2.
Citibank: Normal hours on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
U.S. Bank: Normal hours on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
Capital One: Closes at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
TD Bank: Closes at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
HSBC: Closes at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
PNC Bank: Closes at 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
SunTrust: Closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
BB&T: Normal hours on New Year’s Eve. Closed New Year’s Day.
Regions Bank: Closes at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
BBVA Compass: Normal hours New Year’s Eve but closed New Year’s Day. Open Jan. 2.
Associated Press - New York ready for freezing, glitzy New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers eager to claim spots to ring in 2015 in Times Square arrived hours early on Wednesday, enduring freezing temperatures and a scarcity of restrooms before the glittering ball drop at midnight at the Crossroads of the World.
“Well, this is a bucket list item you have to do once in your life,” said Caitlin Deavy, a tourist from Ottawa. “Come to Times Square and freeze for a couple of hours.”
Agustina Bernacchia, a tourist from Argentina, agreed.
“We want to live the experience, to be in Times Square in New Year’s Eve,” she said. “It was a dream for us.”
The 11,875-pound ball was poised high above the gathering masses, awaiting the big midnight moment, when up to a million revelers planned to watch its glittery trip down a pole in the last seconds of 2014.
Temperatures in the 50s just days earlier plunged to freezing as the new year approached. Merrymakers passed through security checks and entered pens where they must stay to reserve good views. On the plus side, there was no rain or snow in the forecast.
The realities of standing in the cold for hours to share a memorable and euphoric moment with others from around the globe led some to acknowledge their difficult quests.
“It will be unenjoyable, but I won’t leave,” said Michael Smith, a Texas tourist.
“It’s once-in-a-lifetime stuff,” said Grace Ramanivosoa, a Madagascar tourist. “For the first time and maybe the last time in my life doing New Year’s Eve here.”
