How to find out when stores are reopening from Florence and which remain closed
While hundreds of grocery stores, drug stores and other retailers in the Carolinas remained closed Saturday because of Tropcial Storm Florence, many are expected to reopen Sunday.
"You have our promise, that for those stores that are closed, we will re-open them to serve you just as soon as it is safe," Food Lion posted on its website.
Some, including Harris Teeter stores, will have shorter hours.
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"Inclement weather and mandatory evacuations related to Hurricane Florence have caused Harris Teeter to close or modify the hours of operation for certain locations," the company said in a statement on its website.
One of the easiest ways to find out if larger grocery chains and stores have reopened is to check online. Retailers are posting regular updates with openings and modified hours.
Walmart also advises shoppers to check local stores' Facebook pages for hours.
Here is where to find major retailers' storm updates:
Aldi: https://www.aldi.us/en/customer-service/hurricane-florence-update/
BI-LO: www.bi-lo.com/weather-update
CVS: www.cvshealth.com/newsroom/cvs-pharmacy-hurricane-florence
Food Lion: www.foodlion.com/customer-service/storm-center/
Fresh Market: www.thefreshmarket.com/hurricaneupdates
Harris Teeter: www.harristeeter.com/harris-teeter-modifies-store-hours-due-to-hurricane-florence-mandatory-evacuations
Home Depot: https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/hurricane-florence-store-status
Kroger: www.kroger.com/topic/hurricane
Lidl: www.lidl.com/weather-related-closings
Lowe's: https://newsroom.lowes.com/inside-lowes/hurricane-lowes-store-hours-and-closings
Publix: www.publix.com/pages/publix-storm-basics/publix-store-status
Sam's Club: https://corporate.walmart.com/florence
Target: https://corporate.target.com/article/2018/09/hurricane-florence-response and www.target.com/store-locator/find-stores
Trader Joe's: www.traderjoes.com/announcement/alert-hurricane-florence--store-hours
Walgreens: www.walgreens.com/storelocator/find.jsp
Walmart: https://corporate.walmart.com/florence
Whole Foods Market: www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/list
Kelly Tyko is a consumer columnist and retail reporter for Treasure Coast Newspapers and TCPalm.com, part of the Paste BN NETWORK. Follow her on Twitter @KellyTyko and email her at kelly.tyko@tcpalm.com.