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Kieran Isgin

New Year's Day opening and closing times for Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, M&S and Lidl

It's always important to check the opening and closing times of your local supermarket if you plan on stocking up in the run-up to New Year's Day.

The New Year period can be a very busy time for supermarkets as January sales begin to pop up with shoppers rushing to get discounted deals on a variety of items.

While the past couple of weeks has been filled with uncertainty on whether New Year celebrations will go ahead or not, many will be eager to usher in 2022.

There are also ongoing supply chain issues affecting the UK which means it's important to get to the shops early if you want to grab everything you need.

Opening and closing times can vary from shop to shop so if you're looking to pick up your groceries for the New Year here's a breakdown of all the opening and closing times for every UK supermarket.

Asda

Most Asda locations will be open until 7pm on New Year's Eve (Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

Most Asda locations will open from 6am - 7pm on New Year's Eve but this could vary depending on your local branch.

This store locator will provide information regarding your local branch and will inform you on whether your local Asda will be open across the New Year.

Stores will be open on New Year's Day, with most larger stores opening from 10am.

Tesco

Different sized Tesco stores will have different times (Nick Ansell/PA Wire)

Not all Tesco locations will have the same opening times - it widely depends on the type of store.

Many Tesco Expresses will likely stay open until 10pm on New Year's Eve while other Tesco stores could shut earlier.

The supermarket giant has provided a store locator to check opening times at your local branch.

Most larger stores will open at 8am on New Year's Day.

Aldi

Aldi has extended its opening times for most of the festive period (Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

Aldi has confirmed that most of its stores will open on New Year's Eve from 8am to 6pm.

Most Aldi stores are shut on New Year's Day.

But, their website states that: "Store opening times may vary by location, so please double check signage at your local store."

Aldi has extended its opening times for the majority of the festive period.

This store finder will help you check your local branches opening and closing times.

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's opening times will depend on how large the store is (Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Larger Sainsbury's stores will be open from 7am to 7pm on New Year's Eve.

Meanwhile, smaller stores will be open a little bit later until 9pm.

On New Year's Day, most stores are open from 7am until 9pm.

Morrisons

Most Morrisons will open until 6pm on New Year's Eve (Mikael Buck/Morrisons/PA Wire)

Most Morrisons are expected to be open from 9am to 6pm on New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Day, most store are open from 9am to 6pm.

Once again, this could be different at your local Morrisons and it's always good practice to check ahead of time on this store locator.

M&S

M&S opening and closing times vary depending on their location (Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Most M&S stores will be open from 8am to 6pm on New Year's Eve.

But some locations are also listed to open from 7am to 7pm.

Many stores are shut on New Year's Day while some are open from 10am to 7pm.

Before heading off to your local M&S, use their store locator tool which will give you all the info you need regarding your local branch.

Lidl

Lidl recommends customers check their local branches times before setting off (Steve Parsons/PA Wire)

The majority of Lidl's stores will open from 8am to 7pm on New Year's Eve.

But different stores may have varied opening times.

Before heading off to your local Lidl, use this store locator to check its opening and closing times on New Year's.

Most stores are shut on New Year's Day.

Lidl has also noted that people check in advance before going to their local store.

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