Memorial Day is about honoring fallen heroes. For retailers, the long weekend means armies of shoppers will be coming in on their days off. 

Where are the sales and when should you go? Here are some ideas:

• The Mall in Columbia has compiled its own guide to weekend shopping. 
  Highlights: 40 percent off at Chico’s ; buy one, get one 50 percent off at Fire and Ice; Nordstrom half yearly sale is May 23 to June 3.

• Arundel Mills in Hanover is having a mall-wide sale, with participating retailers displaying “Super Sale” window decals.
  Highlights: 30 percent off at Last Call by Neiman Marcus; $5 sale at The Children’s Place, with $5 tops and bottoms.

Mall in Columbia
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy.; Columbia, MD 21044
Friday, Saturday, Monday—10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday—12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Arundel Mills
7000 Arundel Mills Cir.; Hanover, MD 21076
Friday, Saturday, Monday—10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday—11 a.m. to 7 p.m.