{"id":95077,"date":"2025-12-24T19:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/95077\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T19:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:31:07","slug":"shoppers-scramble-to-grab-up-groceries-in-final-hours-before-stores-close-for-christmas-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/95077\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoppers scramble to grab up groceries in final hours before stores close for Christmas holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Last-minute Christmas dinner shopping was in full swing Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">From pre-made meals to grab-and-go sides, shoppers were filling carts fast in the final hours before many stores closed for the holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Roasts are definitely on the menu at many local homes, with shelves wiped clean of beef rib roasts at one local Publix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Corn was still plentiful, but Brussels sprouts were gone at the store as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">And eggnog &#8212; another holiday favorite &#8212; was selling fast too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For a list of stores that are open and closed on Christmas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/2025\/12\/22\/heres-what-stores-are-open-and-which-ones-are-closed-on-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/2025\/12\/22\/heres-what-stores-are-open-and-which-ones-are-closed-on-christmas\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorBriana Brownlee headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/BBrownlee\/\" title=\"View Briana Brownlee&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Briana Brownlee<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Briana Brownlee is excited to call Jacksonville home and join the News4JAX team. She joins us from Southwest Florida, where she reported at Fox 4 News in Fort Myers. 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