Business People Open Work P.M Hours A.M Standard

There are many kinds of businesses and organizations in the United States, and each type has a different set of standard business hours. These include government offices, "convenience stores" (small stores selling food, daily items, and gas), "supermarkets" (grocery stores), "pharmacies" (drugstores), and shopping malls. The "products" (goods; items) a business sells and the type of people the business sells its products to often helps "determine" (choose) when its business will be open.

Convenience stores, for example, give shoppers an option when other stores are closed and many stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week "to cater to" (meet the needs of) people who work or stay up late (or very early), or for travelers. People who are traveling need to stop "periodically" (every now and then; occasionally) to fill their cars with gas, "to grab a bite to eat" (get some food), or to get something to drink, and being able to do all these things in one place makes it very convenient.

Supermarkets and pharmacies are usually open for business either 24/7 or from early in the morning to late at night. Supermarkets and pharmacies like to be open for business before people go to work and after people finish their workday. Supermarkets and pharmacies know that people need to buy "groceries" (food products) and other "essential" (necessary, needed) items for their homes, but that most people won't be able to shop during the standard work hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Shopping malls are also open fairly long hours during the day "to accommodate" (make things convenience for) shoppers who work standard work hours. They are usually open from 9:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. on "weekdays" (Monday through Friday), and until 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. on the weekends.

The offices that people who work 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. have the most difficulty visiting are government offices such as "county courthouses" (buildings where a court of law and other government offices are located) or "post offices" (buildings where mail is handled). These are typically open from about 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon.