Memorial Day deals run through May 25

Memorial Day sale coverage coalesced this week around a narrow set of categories: grills, patio furniture, mattresses and cooling gear. Fox News published a May 21 deals roundup saying Memorial Day discounts were live on grills, patio sets and mattresses, and that some of the featured offers run through May 25. NBC Select reported on May 18 that Memorial Day is typically a strong sales window for “seasonal home and outdoor goods,” citing RetailMeNot retail insights expert Stephanie Carls. NBC Select said retailers use the holiday to discount warm-weather items that shoppers are already looking for, including grills and patio furniture. ### Why are grills and patio sets showing up everywhere? (nbcnews.com) Stephanie Carls of RetailMeNot told NBC Select that Memorial Day works because retailer inventory and shopper demand line up at the same time. NBC Select said that makes outdoor categories such as grills and patio furniture among the clearest places to look for discounts during the holiday sales period. NBC Select’s May 22 podcast-linked shopping guide also listed major promotions from Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target and Wayfair, with discounts ranging from 40% to 70% depending on the retailer and category. (nbcnews.com) Those are sitewide or categorywide promotions, not uniform markdowns on every item. ### Which products were singled out in the coverage? Good Housekeeping’s Memorial Day deals coverage, cited in the source briefing, highlighted a Ninja grill/smoker/pizza oven among the sale items. (nbcnews.com) Fox News’ roundup focused more broadly on grills, patio sets and mattresses in its May 21 newsletter-style guide. NBC Select’s separate early-deals roundup, updated May 20, pointed readers to discounts across appliances, home goods and kitchen products, including Ninja-branded items. (nbcnews.com) NBC Select said Memorial Day deals were already live ahead of the holiday and noted that prices can change as retailers refresh promotions. ### How long do these Memorial Day deals last? Fox News said in its May 21 deals guide that the featured Memorial Day discounts run through May 25. (nbcnews.com) That date is Memorial Day this year, and it is the deadline repeated in the story brief for multiple retailer promotions. NBC Select also said more retailers would keep kicking off Memorial Day sales in the days leading up to the holiday weekend. (nbcnews.com) That means shoppers are seeing a mix of early deals, holiday-weekend pricing and retailer-specific end dates rather than one universal cutoff. ### Are these deals the same everywhere? Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target and Wayfair were all named by NBC Select as running Memorial Day promotions, but the terms differed by retailer. (nbcnews.com) NBC Select cited examples including up to 40% off at Amazon, up to 50% off at Home Depot and Lowe’s, up to 45% off at Target and up to 70% off at Wayfair’s Memorial Day clearance. Fox News and NBC Select both framed the holiday as a broad shopping event rather than a single coordinated sale. (nbcnews.com) In practice, that means the categories are similar across outlets, but the specific products, discount levels and expiration dates depend on the retailer’s own sale page. ### What should shoppers watch between now and May 25? May 25, 2026 is the key date in the Fox News roundup, and Memorial Day itself is when many of the advertised offers are set to end. (nbcnews.com) NBC Select said retailers were still adding promotions in the days before the holiday, so the most current terms are on the individual retailer pages for Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target and Wayfair. (nbcnews.com)