When do weekly ads change?

Most grocery weekly ads change on Wednesday: 157 of the 262 chains tracked here (60%) start a new ad that day, and 33 (13%) start on Friday.

Each ad runs seven days, so a Wednesday ad ends the following Tuesday. Many chains also post the next ad early; see how weekly ad previews work.

Weekly ad start day by chain

Start days come from the ads this site has collected, using each chain's most common start day.

Weekly ads that start on Wednesday (157)

And 97 more chains.

Weekly ads that start on Friday (33)

Weekly ads that start on Sunday (23)

Weekly ads that start on Thursday (22)

Weekly ads that start on Monday (17)

Weekly ads that start on Tuesday (9)

Weekly ads that start on Saturday (1)