
USA TODAY, March 14, 2020, Walmart cuts hours at 24-hour stores and other locations nationwide starting Sunday due to coronavirus.Walmart, March 18, 2020, Latest Walmart Store Changes to Support Associates and Customers.14, 2020, Walmart increases store hours after cutting them in March amid COVID-19 weekly senior hour continues 13, 2020, Walmart extends store hours after cutting them amid COVID-19, weekly senior hour continues USA TODAY, June 1, 2021, Walmart to increase hours Saturday with stores opening at 6 a.m.22, 2021, Walmart, H-E-B may not return to 24-hour service any time soon A spokesperson for the retailer told USA TODAY it has no plans to return to the 24-hour operations that were in place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our rating: Falseīased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Walmart will be open 24 hours a day starting on Aug.


schedule in June 2021, hours that are in place nationwide "unless otherwise mandated by a government agency," according to Walmart's COVID-19 information page. Hours were then adjusted several more times, including opening an hour early for a time for older shoppers or those most vulnerable to the virus. due to the coronavirus pandemic.įact check: Disney+ has gained subscribers, not lost them On March 14, 2020, the company had announced its typically 24-hour stores would be open from 6 a.m. The retailer also said it would not be returning to a round-the-clock schedule in a July 29 tweet. “There are no plans at this time to return our Walmart stores to 24-hour-a-day operations,” Walmart spokesperson Charles Crowson told USA TODAY in an Aug. Walmart has not recently announced changes to its store hours 'No plans' to return to 24-hour Walmart stores One of the Facebook pages said the post was meant to be interpreted as satire. USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment. Other versions of the claim were shared tens of thousands of times across the social media platform.īut the retail giant told USA TODAY it has no plans to return to 24-hour operations.įollow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks

9 Facebook post that was shared more than 3,000 times in less than two days. 24 hour Walmart starts back August 14,2022,” read an Aug. The country's largest private employer halted its stores' 24-hour operations because of the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, but some social media users are claiming that will soon change. Maven - The Street National, Maven - The Street National The claim: Walmart will be open 24 hours starting on Aug.
