With just a few days left to go until the big day, many locals in Leeds are trying to get their Christmas shopping boxed off.
To help you make sure everything is sorted in time, we’ve put together a list of when the major supermarkets will open and close over the Christmas holiday period.
This year many more supermarkets are shutting on Boxing Day than ever before to give their staff a break after a turbulent couple of years.
Bear in mind that all of these are subject to change and should be checked on each supermarket’s website.
Aldi
Monday 20 December 7am – 10pm
Tuesday 21 December 7am – 10pm
Wednesday 22 December 7am – 10pm
Thursday 23 December 7am – 10pm
Christmas Eve 7am – 6pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Monday 27 December 8am – 10pm
Tuesday 28 December 8am – 10pm
Wednesday 29 December 8am – 10pm
Thursday 30 December 8am – 10pm
New Year’s Eve 8am – 6pm
New Year’s Day Closed
Sunday 2 January 9:30am – 4pm
Monday 3 January 8am – 8pm
You can check your local store’s opening and closing times on the Aldi website here.
Tesco
Tesco has plans to keep over 370 of its large stores open for 24 hours a day over the Christmas period in the run-up for Christmas Day.
Between 20 December and Christmas Eve, hundreds of stores will be open at all hours to help shoppers get their shopping done before the big day.
Opening hours may vary by store, with customers advised to use the store locator (below) to find specific opening times.
However Tesco has said all its stores will close at 7pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, with the exception of Express stores, which will remain open until 10pm on both dates.
All of the chain’s stores will close on Christmas Day and all Tesco Extra stores and superstores will keep to Sunday opening hours on Boxing Day – with most Express stores open from 9am to 7pm on 26 December.
On New Year’s Day, most stores will be open between 8am to 6pm, except for its Express stores, which will close at 10pm.
Sainsbury’s
Christmas Eve 6am – 7pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
27 December 2021 8am – 8pm
28 December 2021 8am – 8pm
29 December 2021 7am – 9pm
30 December 2021 7am – 9pm
31 December 2021 7am – 7pm
New Years Day 9am – 7pm
You can check your local store’s opening and closing times on Sainsbury’s website here.
Waitrose
Most Waitrose stores will keep extended hours over the Christmas period, closing at 11pm in the run-up to the big day itself.
Elsewhere, some convenience stores will stay open until midnight.
On Christmas Eve, most Waitrose stores will open from 7am until 6pm. On New Year’s Eve, the majority will open from 8am to 6pm.
As for Christmas Day and Boxing Day, most Waitrose stores will be shut. The only exception to this rule will be Welcome Break motorway service stations and Shell forecourts.
On New Year’s Day, most stores will be closed again – however a small number will have varying opening hours between 7am and 10pm.
You can check your local store’s opening and closing times on the Waitrose website here.
M&S
All Marks & Spencer stores will open from 6am between December 20 and December 23.
On Christmas Eve, some stores will remain open until 8pm.
All Marks & Spencer stores will close on Boxing Day.
You can check your local store’s opening and closing times on the M&S website here.
Asda
Monday 20 December 7am – 12am
Tuesday 21 December 24 hours
Wednesday 22 December 24 hours
Thursday 23 December 24 hours
Christmas Eve 12am – 7pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day 10am – 4pm
Monday 27 December 8am – 8pm
Tuesday 28 December 8am – 8pm
Wednesday 29 December 6am – 12am
Thursday 30 December 24 hours
New Year’s Eve 12am – 7pm
New Year’s Day 10am – 5pm
You can check your local store’s opening and closing times on the Asda website here.
Lidl
Thu 23 December 7am – 11pm
Christmas Eve 7am – 6pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Monday 27 December 8am – 10pm
Tuesday 28 December 8am – 10pm
Wednesday 29 December 8am – 10pm
Thursday 30 December 8am – 10pm
New Year’s Eve 8am – 7pm
New Year’s Day Closed
Sunday 2 January 10am – 4pm
Monday 3 January 8am – 10pm
You can check your local store’s opening and closing times on the Lidl website here.
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