Aldi has announced changes to its opening hours in Ireland as the country continues the fight against the pandemic.
The supermarket giant shortened working hours to help support staff during the public health crisis.
However, Aldi said it will reintroduce normal opening hours from this Thursday.
Aldi's 142 Irish stores will be open from 9am to 10pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm Saturday and Sunday from May 7 onwards.
A statement said: "Store opening hours had been temporarily shortened to help support staff who have been working tirelessly to serve customers and keep stores at their best every day during heightened demand."
In a bid to help stop overcrowding during busiest shopping times, the German retailer revealed the quietest times to shop at its supermarkets.
An analysis on shopping periods showed 9am to 11am, and after 7pm, from Sunday to Wednesday to be the best time to shop.
While 12pm to 6pm between Thursday and Saturday is peak shopping time at Aldi stores.
Want to know when is the best time to do your big shop in the rest of the supermarkets? Read on below.
Tesco
When to shop: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings.
When it's busiest: Weekend afternoons, Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Dunnes Stores
When to shop: All day Wednesday, Thursday mornings, Friday afternoons and evenings
When it's busiest: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday afternoons.
Supervalu
When to shop: Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
When it's busiest: Weekend afternoons.
Lidl
When to shop: Wednesday mornings.
When it’s busiest: Sunday afternoons, Monday evenings.
