This means Walmart will not be open for in-store shopping on Christmas Day in 2025. Grocery sections, pet aisles, pharmacies, and customer service desks are all closed. Even Supercenter locations that typically operate extended hours follow the same Christmas Day closure policy.

On Christmas Eve, most Walmart stores close early, typically around 6 p.m. That cutoff isn’t arbitrary. It’s meant to give employees time to wrap up their shifts and get home before the holiday. On Christmas Day, Walmart closes entirely. Stores usually reopen with regular hours on December 26.

Beautiful, Pyrex, and Rubbermaid are also on sale. The Walmart after-Christmas sale is happening now, with deals up to 80 percent off. The sale extends to Walmart-exclusive brands like The Pioneer Woman and Beautiful by Drew Barrymore.

Find out which stores, grocery chains, pharmacies, and restaurants are open on Christmas Day, including Walmart hours and last-minute holiday shopping options.

CBS News Atlanta visited a Walmart in Decatur, where employees inside the store's digital backroom on Memorial Drive were racing against the clock to fulfill online orders for customers across metro Atlanta.

Most businesses and services will remain closed on Christmas Day 2025, which falls on Thursday, Dec. 25. However, some will operate on modified hours