Supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons will all have different opening times this week and next because of Christmas.
Christmas Day will see supermarkets shut their doors to customers - meaning Christmas Eve will be the final day you have to get last minute suppliers.
Many stores are also closed on Boxing Day as well, as a way to say thanks to staff.
If you are planning a trip to the supermarkets this week, you should note that coronavirus restrictions remain in place.
This means you need to wear face masks inside unless you’re exempt.
We explain everything you need to know about supermarket Christmas opening times.
Aldi
Aldi has confirmed its stores will remain open from 7am until 6pm on Christmas Eve this year.
The supermarket will then close its doors on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and won't reopen again until December 27.
Stores will typically be open from 8am until 8pm on December 27.
- Christmas Eve: 7am - 6pm
- Christmas Day: Closed
- Boxing Day: Closed
- December 27: 8am - 8pm
Asda
Asda opening times across Christmas will vary across the country - which means there isn't a set list of opening hours for each of its stores.
When The Mirror checked several locations today, some Asda stores opened from 6am and shut at 7pm on Christmas Eve.
Some 24-hour branches were open from midnight on Christmas Eve but again shut at 7pm.
All stores are then due to be shut on Christmas Day so staff can spend time with their families.
On Boxing Day, the times again do vary but some will be open from either 10am until 4pm or 11am until 5pm.
Opening times appear to be shortened on both December 27, with some shops welcoming customers from 8am until 8pm.
As opening times do vary for Asda stores, you should use its online store finder tool to check your nearest branch.
Iceland
Iceland hours will be different this week but opening times will again vary across the country.
Some stores will be open from the slightly shorter time of 7am until 5pm on Christmas Eve - although some are listed as opening slightly later at 9am.
All Iceland shops will then be shut on Christmas Day and Boxing Day before reopening on December 27.
Stores have different times listed for December 27, as it is a bank holiday, with some opening 9am until 5pm and others open from 8am until 8pm.
Use the Iceland store finder to check opening times of your nearest shop.
Lidl
Lidl recommends that customers check the store locator as opening times vary across the country.
The Mirror checked several locations today and spotted most stores are listed as being open from 7am until 6pm or 7pm on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day will then see all Lidl shops closed for business, before reopening on Boxing Day.
Boxing Day hours again do vary, but some stores will be open from 10am until 4pm.
Then on December 27, most Lidl outlets will be open from the longer hours of 8am until 10pm.
Marks and Spencer
The majority of Marks and Spencer stores will be running shorter hours this Christmas Eve, according to its store finder tool.
Its food hall opening times do vary, but some will open as early as 6am and will close at either 7pm or 8pm.
Christmas Day and Boxing Day will then see all M&S branches shut so staff can have a break.
Opening times are likely to be then shorter on December 27, with some branches running from 9am until 6pm.
To be sure of the opening times of your nearest M&S, use the store finder tool on its website.
Morrisons
Morrisons has handily listed its Christmas opening hours on its website for the majority of its England and Wales stores.
Again, you should use its store finder tool to check exact times of your local branch, and these hours don't take into account its Scotland branches.
Morrisons says most of its shops will open 6am until 6pm on Christmas Eve, before closing completely on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
December 27 will see most of its England and Wales branches open from 7am until 10pm.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury's doesn't have a definitive list of store opening hours over Christmas, as its opening times will vary across the country.
The supermarket advises shoppers to use its store finder tool.
When we checked today, most large Sainsbury's are scheduled to be open from 6am until 7pm on Christmas Eve, while smaller Sainsbury's Local shops are open until around 9pm.
Its shops are then all shut on Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year.
Larger stores are listing opening times of typically 8am until 8pm on December 27, while smaller ones should be open from 7am until 10pm.
Tesco
Tesco also hasn't listed its Christmas opening hours on its website, as its operating hours do vary across the UK.
Bigger stores will be open any time from midnight onward until 7pm on Christmas Eve, while some smaller Tesco Express outlets may be open from 6am until 10pm.
Christmas Day will see all stores closed before they reopen again on Boxing Day.
Boxing Day hours will be shorter than normal, with large Tesco shops open from roughly 10am until 4pm or 11am until 5pm.
Tesco Express stores look set to be open from around 9am until 7pm, although again, this will vary.
On December 27, some larger Tesco shops will open from 8am until 6pm, while smaller shops should be welcoming customers from 6am until 11pm.
Waitrose
Waitrose has listed opening times for most of its stores online.
On Christmas Eve, the majority of stores will open from 7am until 6pm, before shutting on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The only exception is some branches in Welcome Break motorway service stations and Shell forecourts – some of which will be open 24 hours.
Then on December 27, some shops will be open from 8am until 6pm.
