Labor Day 2026: What's Open and Closed on Sept. 7 — SkimNews
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- U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, with the Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, and bond markets all shuttered per SIFMA's holiday schedule, reopening Tuesday, Sept. 8.
- Banks, the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx will halt retail and delivery operations for the federal holiday, though ATMs, online banking, and FedEx Office remain available with modified hours.
- Costco warehouses will be closed on Labor Day, bucking the broader grocery trend where Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Trader Joe's, and Meijer will operate on regular schedules.
- Sam's Club opens at 8 a.m. for Plus members and 9 a.m. for Club members, closing at 8 p.m., while BJ's warehouses run 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Major restaurant chains including McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin, and Wendy's will remain open, with hours varying by location.
- National retailers including Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy, IKEA, Target, TJ Maxx, and Bass Pro Shop will stay open, though shoppers should verify local hours.
- Labor Day traces back to Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, and became a federal holiday when President Grover Cleveland signed it into law on June 28, 1894, per the U.S. Department of Labor.
Why it matters: The three-day weekend kicks off with a full institutional shutdown — no mail, no banking branches, no stock or bond trading — but consumer-facing retail, grocery, and restaurant chains stay largely open to capture holiday cookout traffic. Shoppers heading to Costco face a dead end, the one major grocery chain fully closed for the day.
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