You haven't got long now to stock up for Christmas.
Supermarkets will be open until the evening on Christmas Eve but shut on Christmas Day.
But if you run out of something essential, you will be able to shop at Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's on Boxing Day. The likes of Asda, M&S, Lidl and Aldi will be shut on Boxing Day, but will reopen the day after.
Between Christmas and New Year supermarket opening hours vary at major retailers across the North East.
Below are the Christmas period, Boxing Day and New Year opening hours at major supermarkets.
Tesco
Tesco Superstores have slightly different hours and we've detailed some of the bigger store times here. For other stores, including Express and Metro stores, check opening times on the Tesco website here .
Christmas Eve: 7 or 8am to 6 or 7pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Larger stores 9am to 6pm, smaller stores 8am to 10pm but hours vary.
Sunday, December 27: TBC
Monday, December 28 - Wednesday, December 30: TBC
New Year’s Eve: Open, hours vary.
New Year's Day: Larger stores open 9am to 6pm. Hours vary at smaller stores
Asda
Asda stores are largely operating the same opening hours, but will close early on Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The retailer is yet to confirm opening times over New Year. You can check local stores details here.
Christmas Eve: All stores will close at 7pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed
Sunday, December 27: Usual opening times apply
Monday, December 28 - Wednesday, December 30: Usual opening times apply
New Year’s Eve: TBC
New Year's Day: TBC
Aldi
Monday, December 21 - Wednesday, December 23: 7am to 11pm
Christmas Eve: 7am to 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed
Sunday, December 27: 10am to 4pm
Monday, December 28: Wednesday, December 30: 8am to 8pm
New Year’s Eve: 8am to 6pm
New Year: Day: Closed
Lidl
Selected stores may vary and you can use the Lidl Store Checker for more information.
Christmas Eve: 7am to 6pm (stores inside M25 open until 7pm)
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed (except stores inside M25, open 10am to 7pm)
Sunday, December 27: Normal opening hours
Monday, December 28: Normal opening hours
Tuesday, December 29: Normal opening hours
Wednesday, December 30: Normal opening hours: 8am to 6pm (stores inside M25 open until 8pm)
New Year’s Eve: 8am to 6pm
New Year's Day: Closed (except stores inside the M25, open 10am to 7pm)
Sainsbury’s
For other opening times, including for Sainsbury’s Local stores, check the Sainsbury’s Store Locator here.
Christmas Eve: 6am to 7pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 10am to 5pm
Sunday, December 27: 10am to 4pm
Monday, December 28: 8am to 8pm
Tuesday, December 29: 7am to 9pm
Wednesday, December 30: 7am to 9pm
New Year’s Eve: 7am to 7pm
New Year's Day: 9am to 7pm
Morrisons
For further dates visit Morrisons Store Finder here .
Christmas Eve: 6am to 6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 9am to 6pm
New Year’s Eve: 7am to 6pm
New Year's Day: 7am to 6pm
M&S
M&S opening times vary depending on your local store, so you're best to check using the M&S store finder here .
These are the general times across bigger stores:
Christmas Eve: High streets 7am to 6pm; Retail parks 6am to 7pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed
Sunday, December 27: High streets 11am to 5pm, retail parks 10am to 4pm
Monday, December 28: 9am to 6pm
Tuesday, December 29 - Wednesday, December 30: High streets 9am to 8pm, retail parks 8am to 8pm/9pm
New Year’s Eve: High streets 9am to 6pm, retail parks 8am to 7pm
New Year's Day: High street stores closed. Retail parks 10am to 6pm
