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Albertson’s Holiday Hours 2021

February 1, 2021 By Melissa Batai Leave a Comment

Albertson’s has more than 2,200 grocery stores, which makes it the third biggest grocery supplier in the United States behind Walmart and Kroger. Because the grocery store chain seeks to make shopping easy and convenient for their customers, Abertson’s hours are limited only a handful of days of the year, and they’re open 365 days a year.

Albertson’s Owned Stores

Albertson’s long history began way back in 1860 in Maine when George Clinton Shaw opened a grocery store. If you don’t think you have an Albertson’s near you, you may be surprised to find that you actually do. As you would expect with a grocery store company that is in 34 states and has 2,200 stores, Albertson’s owns many grocery store chains including:

Acme
Amigo’s
Andronico’s
Carr’s
Haggen
Jewel Osco
Lucky
Market Street
Pavilions
Plated
Randall’s
Safeway
Shaw’s
Star
Tom Thumb
United Express
United Supermarkets
Vons

Albertson’s Holiday Hours

While some stores close for holidays like Christmas, Albertson’s is open 365 days a year.

They do, however, have reduced hours a few days of the year.

Albertson’s Holiday Reduced Hours

The following are Albertson’s reduced holiday hours for 2021:

Thanksgiving Day: 6:00AM – 5:00PM

Christmas Eve: 6:00AM – 9:00PM

Christmas Day: 8:00AM – 4:00PM

December 26: 6:00AM – 10:00PM

To be safe, make sure to call your local store to confirm these hours.

Albertson’s Regular Store Hours

Of course, since Albertson’s owns so many stores in so many locations, there are variations in Albertson’s regular store hours. However, in general, Albertson’s stores are open:

Monday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

Tuesday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

Wednesday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

Thursday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

Friday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

Saturday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

Sunday 6:00AM – 11:00PM

However, to be sure, call your local Albertson’s or their affiliate to get the exact hours for your location. Some stores may be operating on abbreviated hours due to COVID-19.

Albertson’s and COVID-19

Albertson's Hours — Photo by Hakan Nural on Unsplash

In addition to being a long-standing grocery chain, Albertson’s is poised to play a role in the fight against COVID-19. Indeed, the stores have been authorized to receive direct supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to customers.

Meanwhile, Albertson’s has changed their policy to allow SNAP recipients to place to go orders. This allows all customers to avoid entering the store and instead utilize the safer option of curbside pick up.

Final Thoughts

Albertson’s has a long-standing history in the United States. Albertson’s hours are convenient and can’t be beat when it comes to holiday flexibility. Plus, this grocery store chain is poised to play a role in helping to vaccinate as many Americans as possible against COVID-19.

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Which Stores and Restaurants Are Open On Mother’s Day?

May 10, 2019 By Jackie Cohen Leave a Comment

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it’s easy to get confused about which businesses are open that day. So, which stores and restaurants are open on Mother’s Day? Just about all of them are, as it’s a busy day for retailers and restaurants alike.

Restaurants

Most restaurants do a lot of business on Mother’s Day—they’re open but you should expect to run into crowds. Many offer special deals and promotions like free meals for moms. So it’s a good idea to make reservations in advance if you plan to treat mom to a meal.

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Retailers

Barring any extenuating circumstances, all retailers are open on Mother’s Day, so you still have time for last-minute gift purchases.

Places open for business include florists, candy and chocolate stores, discount stores, department stores, specialty stores, drug stores, and supermarkets ranging in size from locally-owned small businesses to large chains like:

Albertsons
Costco
CVS
Kroger
Publix
Rite Aid
Safeway
Target
Trader Joe’s
Walmart
Walgreens
Whole Foods

That said, it still doesn’t hurt to call ahead to see whether stores near you are open on Mother’s Day. You might be able to find out by phone how crowded it is in the store so you can plan accordingly.

Retailers also offer a variety of discounts on Mother’s Day — click here for 50+ freebies and deals to help you celebrate mom on Mother’s Day.

Gas Stations

All gas stations that normally operate on Sundays should be open on Mother’s Day.

Financial Institutions

Since Mother’s Day always falls on a Sunday, that means most banks, credit unions, and brokerages are typically not open. However, branches located within supermarkets that have Sunday hours of operations, are an exception. Otherwise, you can still use ATMs and online banking even when your preferred financial institution is closed, although the actual transactions won’t go through until the next business day.

Post Offices

Since Mother’s Day always falls on a Sunday, that means no post offices are open. However, some postal locations keep their lobbies open seven days a week so you can buy stamps from machines and drop letters into the chutes. It doesn’t hurt to call ahead to confirm whether a self-serve lobby near will be open on Mother’s Day.

Yes, All Stores and Restaurants are Open on Mother’s Day

Yes, every retailer and restaurant you can think of is likely open on Sunday for Mother’s Day. Most of what you may want to do that day should be possible except, perhaps, for avoiding traffic.

Readers, what sort of plans are you making for Mother’s Day this year?

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Albertsons’ Monopoly Game Started for 2016

February 4, 2016 By Jennifer Clark 26 Comments

Do you remember playing Monopoly as a child with your family? Winning pretend money is fun, but imagine how exciting it would be to win real money (or some seriously impressive gifts) playing the property trading activity.

If you missed the chance to win the latest Powerball winnings, there is another opportunity to cash in big this season.

From now through May 3, Albertsons-owned stores, the second largest supermarket chain in North America, is holding its eighth Shop, Play, Win Monopoly promotion. As the company grows, so does the contest. Actually, in 2009, $8,000,000 in prizes was available with $500,000 being the top winnings. The value in prizes this year is twice as much as last year, coming out to more than $165,000,000.

If you’re familiar with McDonald’s Monopoly sweepstakes, then this will easily ring a bell.

There are two ways to enter Albertsons’ Monopoly:

Making a purchase in one of the participating stores
- You cannot receive a ticket for online purchases.
Manual submission via mailing in a self-addressed, stamped envelope to MONOPOLY MON-09 Collect and Win Game Ticket Request
- You can see more about the rules to entry here.

Things you should know to play:

Participants will simply tear off the ticket they receive from the stores (or mail) to reveal the discount or winnings as well as gain four game markers for their Monopoly board.
Match the properties on the board that corresponds to indicated game markers.
There is one winner per game board.
The last date to submit your winning board, despite the event ending May 3, is May 25.

Here is the Albertsons’ Monopoly game board:

Prizes start as low as a $5 grocery gift card and as high as $1,000,000 in cash (only 3 available with certain regulations). Additionally, there are 81 instant winner prizes available including a Blue Man Group Last Vegas show package and a $25 Fandango gift card.

However, chances to win the big rewards are slim, with only three of the big cash prize available and the chain acquiring Safeway Inc. in 2015. Yes, that’s right; if you are a Safeway shopper, you, too, can enter to win this year. So, while there are more locations to choose from for shopping to obtain games pieces (an additional 2,200 stores), that also means your prospects to win are lower due to the audience growing for the game.

You may find it easier to win some of the other prizes, though, as there are also bonus game tickets available when your purchase specially marked items.

The odds of winning the million dollar cash prize are exceedingly small, according to this 2013 article. And, not to mention, numbers have increased since then, thus decreasing odds even more. In fact, in order to win the jack-pot, you need to find two unique and hard-to-find pieces. But, if you start now, you may find yourself successful. Save yourself some money by taking advantage of the rules, if you are really hopeful this year, and mail in some requests for tickets. It sounds like consistency may be key for this one. Do you feel lucky?