As Brits across the country celebrate Easter over the first bank holiday weekend of April, supermarkets have been temporarily reducing their opening hours to allow staff some extra time to spend with their families. Easter is widely celebrated by Christians and its many denominations and as Sunday is recognised as the day of rest, many stores will be closed.
Easter Sunday takes place on April 16 this year, and in the UK, the weekend is bookended by two bank holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday; making for a four day weekend.
Supermarkets have been altering their operating hours over the past two days to reflect the holiday, with two more days of reduced hours to come.
Store opening hours will very much vary depending on location and store type, so shoppers are strongly advised to check the opening times of their local store before heading over to avoid disappointment.
For the majority of major supermarkets, the superstores will generally be closed on Easter Sunday, but it’ll be business as usual for many of the smaller stores, such as Tesco Express.
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But, to clear up any questions you might have, here are the opening hours for Tesco, Morrisons, and Asda.
What are Tesco’s opening hours?
Tesco store opening times will vary over the Easter weekend based on store and location.
The superstore opening hours are:
Easter Sunday, April 17: Closed
Easter Monday, April 18: 8am – 6pm
However, many Tesco Express stores will remain open on Easter Sunday – but this definitely does vary as some are noted to be closed.
What are Asda’s opening hours?
Asda will also remain to operate on reduced hours, with Sunday seeing a closure of stores across the UK. It does advise customers to check the local store beforehand as again, these hours will vary depending on location.
The store opening hours are:
Easter Sunday, April 17: Closed
Easter Monday, April 18: 6am – 8pm
Visit the Asda store finder here to check the opening times for your local store.
