If you're wondering what's open and what's closed on Veterans Day , Nov. 11, 2013, you're not alone. Every year people search Google to see if banks are closed, if Walmart is open and if the post office is open on this annual federal holiday .
There is good news for retail shoppers who are trying to get a jump start on their holiday shopping just weeks before the Black Friday madness begins.
Walmart , Target, most malls and other retail stores will be open on Veterans Day . Liquor stores, restaurants and grocery stores will also be open for business.
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However, if you want to go to the bank to make a deposit on November 11, you may find the doors locked. Most banks are closed, with the exception of TD Bank. They are open on most most federal holidays.
The U.S. Post Office is closed on Veterans Day, so you will have to wait until Tuesday to ship a package. There is no mail delivery on federal holidays.
2013 US Post Office holidays list
The stock market is open on November 11, one of two federal holidays that the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, American and OTCBB markets stay open.
Federal offices, state offices, schools and libraries will be closed on November 11. That means you cannot go to the DMV to register a car or renew your license. Social Security and other government offices are also closed.
2013 Federal holidays calendar
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