Target has announced that most stores will open at 07h00 and close at midnight with immediate effect.  Most Walmart stores close at 23h00, but a fewer locations will be open 24/7.

Target has reduced dedicated shopping hours for seniors and customers with predisposing conditions from two days to one day per week in most areas.

The severe weather in Northeast and Midwest states combined with  the ascending incidence rate for COVID have engendered increased purchases of food essentials and household requirements reminiscent of the March episode of ‘panic buying’