Bank holiday supermarkets: when Aldi, Asda and others are open for business
Supermarkets have warned shoppers to only come at a certain time ahead of the first May bank holiday.
As some lucky Brits will get to relax on a three-day weekend, retail workers are among other industries who will still have to work. However, some workers will carry out their duties within reduced hours, which means the opening times for some stores will vary.
Supermarkets including Aldi, Asda and Tesco, have announced its opening hours to make sure no one turns up to the stores after closing. Some stores state that operating hours have also changed within the branches’ petrol stations. Below we have explained what to expect from each store today and on Monday.
Aldi
The budget supermarket chain said its opening hours will remain as normal on Sunday with hours only changing on Monday. On Sundays, Aldi is usually open from 10am until 4pm, or 11am until 5pm, in England and Wales – in Scotland they’re open from 9am until 8pm.
On the bank holiday Monday, Aldi shops will shut earlier than normal. Instead of closing at 10pm, Aldi explained that the majority of shops will close at 8pm. Again, the exception is in Scotland, where regular 8am until 10pm shopping hours will be in place for most stores. You can find out further information about your local branch here.
Aldi is open as normal on Sunday
Morrisons
Morrisons will continue to open as normal on Sunday. On May 6, Morrisons stores will open its doors to customers between 7am and 8am with the majority of stores closing at 8pm. However, Morrisons told the Mirror that some stores will open until 10pm. Morrisons petrol stations will also open half an hour earlier and close half an hour later on the bank holiday Monday. You can find out further information about your local branch here.
Asda
On Sunday, Asda superstores will open for only six hours from either 10am or 11am, until 4pm or 5pm. On Monday, May 6, most of the larger Asda stores will be open as usual – this means they could open as early as 6am and close as late as midnight. Scottish Asda stores will open under their usual trading hours over the weekend – opening between 6am and 7am until between 10pm. The chain’s smaller convenience stores, Asda Express, are usually open for 24 hours even on Sundays. This seems to be the case over the bank holiday weekend too. You can find out further information about your local branch here.
Tesco
On Sunday stores will only be open for six hours due to Sunday trading laws with most stores opening between 10am and 11am and closing between 4pm and 5pm. Scottish stores will trade for longer on Sunday. On Monday, most of Tesco’s larger stores will be open from 8am to 6pm – some of its stores will be open a little later until 8pm. In Scotland, larger Tesco stores will be open from 8am until 8pm on bank holiday Monday while in Norther Ireland it’ll be from 7am until 6pm. All Tesco’s smaller convenience stores will be open as normal over the whole bank holiday weekend from between 6am and 7am until between 10pm and midnight. You can find out further information about your local branch here.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s said all of its stores will continue with their normal hours over the bank holiday weekend. On Sunday (May 5), superstores will open from 10am until 4pm or from 11am to 5pm in England and Wales. Sainsbury’s convenience stores will open between 6am or 7am and close between 10pm and 11pm – even on Sundays – and this will remain the same in the lead-up to the bank holiday. You can find out further information about your local branch here.
Lidl
Lidl will only welcome shoppers for six hours on Sunday from either 10am or 11am to either 4pm or 5pm. Lidl usually opens 30 minutes earlier on Sundays but for browsing only. On Monday, Lidl stores appear to be opening later at 8am and will be open until their normal closing time of 10pm. Although this can vary depending on where your local store is based e.g if it’s in a shopping centre then it could close earlier. You can find out further information about your local branch here.
Waitrose
Waitrose opening hours vary considerably from store to store. According to our research some stores open as early as 7am whilst others don’t open until 9am. This is the same with it’s closing hours with some shutting shop for the day as early as 5pm and others at late as 10pm. The bank holiday hours does show that some Waitrose stores will be opening under their usual hours and closing an hour or two earlier. You can find out more information about your local branch here.
M&S
M&S opening and closing times differ from store to store across the country. On Sunday, both M&S food halls and stores appear as if they are only trading for six hours in England and Wales with opening times being between 10am and 11am and closing between 4pm and 5pm. On the bank holiday, it appears stores will be opening under their normal hours but closing an hour or two earlier depending on where it is. Find out more information about your local branch here.