Retail Stores with Senior Shopping Hours during COVID-19

Frustrated about hoarders with enough TP for 18 months in their garage and still buying more? Empty shelves raided by customers who disregard item limits?

If you’re a “Senior” – the qualifying age varies store by store, but typically 60 years is the minimum – there’s hope to snag hand sanitizer or disinfectant wipes in the early morning hours, with this handy list from Good Houskeeping.

You may not have every retailer shown below in your locale, but I thought “mo’ is mo’ betta”:

   • Albertsons: Stores are open from 7 to 9 .am. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.
   • ALDI: Stores are open from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.
   • Big Y: Stores are open from 7 to 8 a.m. daily for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.
   • BJ's Wholesale Club: Anyone 60 and older can shop from 8 to 9 a.m.
   • Costco: Any member 60 and older can shop from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday. No more than two people can enter the store with each membership card at one time.
   • CVS Senior Hours—Exclusive shopping for seniors and higher-risk customers every Wednesday from 9-10 a.m.
   • Dollar General: The first hour of operation is reserved for seniors. Call your local store to find out opening times.
   • Fareway: Anyone 65 and older, immunocompromised, or expectant mothers can shop from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday.
   • Food Lion: Every Monday and Wednesday, seniors and at-risk customers can shop from 7 to 8 a.m.
   • Food Town: Anyone 65 and older can shop from 7 to 8 a.m.
   • Fred Meyer: Seniors and at-risk customers can shop from 7 to 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
   • Fresh Market: Anyone 65 and older and other individuals at risk can shop from 8 to 9 a.m. on weekdays.
   • Gelson's: Anyone 65 and older can shop from 7 to 8 a.m.
   • Harris Teeter: Every Monday and Thursday from 6 to 8 a.m. is reserved for shoppers 60 and older.
   • HEB: Starting March 23, all stores offer the Favor Senior Support Line, a personal shopping and delivery service for at-risk customers, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m daily.
   • Kroger: All stores open at least one hour earlier for seniors and at-risk customers. Call your local store for exact times.
   • Morton Williams: Stores are open from 7 to 8 a.m. for "senior hour."
   • Pavilions: Stores are open from 7 to 9 .am. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.
   • Price Chopper: Stores are open from 7 to 8 a.m. for seniors and at-risk customers.
   • Publix: Anyone 65 and older can shop on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 a.m.
   • Rite Aid: Seniors and at-risk customers can shop from 9 to 10 a.m. on weekdays.
   • Safeway: Stores are open from 7 to 9 .am. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.
   • Sam's Club: Seniors and at-risk customers can shop every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 a.m.
   • Shaw's: Stores are open from 7 to 9 .am. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.
   • Stop & Shop: Seniors and at-risk customers can shop from 6 to 7:30 a.m.
   • Target: Stores are reserving an hour on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for "vulnerable shoppers." Call your local store to find out exact hours.
   • Trader Joe's: Stores will dedicate the first hour (either 8 to 9 am or 9 to 10 am) to seniors and at-risk customers. Call your local store to find out exact hours.
   • Vons: Stores are open from 7 to 9 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors and at-risk customers to shop.  
• Walgreens: Tuesdays are considered "Seniors Day" with all-day discounts and seniors-only shopping from 8 to 9 a.m. The hour is also designated for caregivers and their immediate families.
   • Walmart: At least through the end of May, stores open one hour early every Tuesday for Seniors 60 and older; this includes pharmacies and vision centers. Check with your local store for hours.
   • Whole Foods Market: Stores open one hour early for 60 and older and at-risk customers to shop. Call your local store for exact hours.
   • WinCo Foods: Every Tuesday and Thursday, seniors and at-risk customers can shop from 6 to 7:30 a.m.
   • Winn-Dixie: All seniors and at-risk customers can shop from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.

via goodhousekeeping (14 April 2020) and parade.com