Attention Norwalk Procrastinators: Store Closing Hours for Christmas Eve

Of course you meant to get all your Christmas shopping done early, or at least earlier than now.

And, of course, something got in the way — the extra pies that you realized you had to make, the project that took longer than expected at work, that invitation coming in at the last minute means you now need a gift for your little nephew, Engbert (or is it Elbert?). It happens.

This may help: Here are closing times for some major stores. Keep in mind some closing times vary, store-by-store for big chains. We’ve gathered this information from various sources on the Web (mostly the International Business Times, “IBT”) and we link to the source (but no guarantees — caveat procrastinator).

The two stores we found open latest: Total Wine in Norwalk and Target in downtown Stamford. Whole Foods is the supermarket we found open the latest — 7 p.m.

• Apple — varies, but most stores will be open until 6 p.m.
• Barnes & Noble in Norwalk — 6 p.m.; in Stamford — 6 p.m.
• Bed Bath & Beyond — varies, but most “will be probably be open [...] to 6 p.m.” IBT says.
• Best Buy — 6 p.m.
• BJ’s Wholesale Club — 6 p.m.
• Costco — 5 p.m.
• Darien Sport Shop — 3 p.m.
• Home Depot — varies
• Home Goods — Norwalk, Stamford and other stores in this area all close at 6 p.m.
• Ikea: Most stores close early, but it varies
• Kohl’s — 6 p.m.
• Lord & Taylor (both Stamford and Trumbull) — 7 p.m.
• Macy’s — varies
• Marshalls — varies, but “most stores” probably close at 6 p.m.
• Mitchells of Westport — 5 p.m.
• Old Navy — Stamford, Fairfield — 7 p.m.
• Old Navy — Norwalk, Trumbull — the website says 9:30 p.m. (but that seems to be just regular hours, because the same listings say the store is open Thursday)
• Stamford Town Center Mall — 6 p.m.
• Target — varies, but Stamford is open until 10 p.m., as are most stores
• Total Wine (in Norwalk) — 10 p.m.
• TJMaxx — all stores appear to close at 6 p.m.
• Toys R Us — “Most locations will be open until 9 p.m.”

Supermarkets and food stores:

• Mrs. Green’s — You’ll have to call: New Canaan: 203-442-9091; Wilton: (203) 423-2233; Fairfield: (203) 255-4333
• Palmer’s Market (Darien) — 5 p.m. (closed Christmas)
• Stop& Shop: All stores close at 6 p.m., all pharmacies within stores close at 5 p.m. (all closed on Christmas)
• Shoprite (and Grade A) — Norwalk, 6 p.m. (closed Christmas); West Main Street, Stamford, 6 p.m.; Grade A Market, Hope Street, Stamford (you’ll have to call: (203) 325-9991); Grade A Market, Newfield Avenue, Stamford (you’ll have to call: (203) 356-1662)
• Trader Joe’s — Darien, Westport and Stamford all close at 6 p.m. (all closed on Christmas)
• Walter Stewart’s Market in New Canaan — 5 p.m. (closed Christmas — see the bottom of this Web page)
• Whole Foods — Darien and Westport, 7 p.m. (both closed Christmas)

And on Christmas Day ...

... you’ve got a good chance of finding a CVS or Walgreen’s open (and open late on Christmas Eve). Christmas Day is, according to SavingAdvice.com, the busiest day of the year for 7-Eleven, which has a store at 247 Main Ave. in Norwalk. All of these stores may stock items you could use as gifts, including gift cards.

If you know of local store closings or others that we missed, tell us in the comments!