Shopping experts curate 172 best Memorial Day sales for holiday weekend
This Memorial Day weekend, retailers across the country are running major sales on furniture, mattresses, grills, outdoor gear, and summer essentials. Major outlets like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Best Buy are offering significant discounts. Mattresses are seeing strong markdowns as retailers clear last year's inventory following spring new model releases. Outdoor items like grills and patio furniture are heavily discounted as retailers compete for summer setup purchases. Shoppers are also finding deals on electronics, clothing, and home appliances. Industry experts report over 50 percent of consumers plan to shop these sales. Experts recommend focusing on bulky items like furniture and appliances, which have higher transportation costs. For items like tech and summer fashion, better deals may come later in the season. Price tracking tools help shoppers verify genuine savings versus inflated baseline prices.
Key facts
- CNN Underscored deals editors identified 172 Memorial Day sales across 170 brands
- Over 50 percent of shoppers plan to participate in Memorial Day sales, though expected to spend less than usual
- Mattress sales are particularly strong because new models arrive in spring, requiring clearance of previous inventory
- Discounts range up to 80% at some retailers like Nordstrom, Revolve, and Amazon
- Major retailers participating include Amazon, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy, Apple, and Sephora
- Outdoor furniture, grills, patio items, and home appliances see the steepest markdowns this weekend
- Memorial Day 2026 falls on May 25, with sales running through the long weekend
Limits of this briefing
This is a consumer/shopping story without significant political polarization, so left-right framing does not naturally apply. Coverage is primarily from lifestyle, shopping, and general news outlets offering practical consumer guidance rather than partisan perspectives.
Sources
- CNN Underscored: Our deals experts found the 172 best Memorial Day sales live for the long weekend Centre
- NBC Select: Memorial Day Sales 2026: What Experts Say To Buy vs. Skip Centre
- Good Morning America / ABC News: Memorial Day Sales 2026: What to know and early deals to shop now Centre
- Rolling Stone: Best Memorial Day Sales 2026: Deals, Top Stores, Get 80% Off Products Centre
- The Hollywood Reporter: Best Memorial Day Sales 2026: Furniture, Mattress, TV, Streaming Deals Centre