One of the UK’s biggest supermarkets has confirmed it will be closed for three entire days, leaving shoppers with little other options during a vital shopping period
07:38, 21 Nov 2025
The shops will shut
A major UK supermarket will shut for three days – because of it being the most wonderful time of the year (allegedly). Aldi has released its festive opening hours, detailing when shoppers can pop in for their Christmas and New Year essentials.
Up until Tuesday, December 23, Aldi’s doors, including its newest branches, will be open as per usual, allowing customers to stock up on all their Christmas necessities before spending two days panicking about forgetting things and looking for somewhere else to go when, in fact, everywhere is closed.
However, on Christmas Eve, stores will be shutting up shop a bit earlier than normal, closing at 6pm. They’ll then remain closed on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day, giving staff a well-earned rest (unlike journalists who will be working both days, which is not a dig at Aldi . . . to clarify).
It’ll be closed for three days
The supermarket chain will swing its doors back open from 8am on Saturday, December 27 – where you can probably find major discounted Christmas food to stock up on for the next few weeks – operating regular hours until 6pm on Wednesday, December 31. Stores will then take a breather on New Year’s Day.
Full breakdown of Aldi’s Christmas 2025 opening hours:
- Monday, December 22 – 7am until 10pm
- Tuesday, December 23 – 7am until 10pm
- Wednesday, December 24 – 7am until 6pm
- Thursday, December 25 – Closed
- Friday, December 26 – Closed
- Saturday, December 27 – 8am until 8pm
- Sunday, December 28– 10am until 4pm
- Monday, December 29 – 8am until 8pm
- Tuesday, December 30 – 8am until 8pm
- Wednesday, December 31 – 8am until 6pm
- Thursday, January 1 – Closed
- Friday, January 2 – 8am until 10pm
As for others, the vast majority of Sainsbury’s supermarkets and convenience stores will be open from 6am to 11pm from between December 18 to December 23. Supermarkets will be open from 6am to 7pm on Christmas Eve and convenience stores from 6am to 9pm.
On Christmas Eve Tesco Extra stores and Superstores will close at 7pm. Express stores will all be closed by 10pm, and some may close at 7pm.
Enjoy it while it lasts . . . (Image: Peter Fleming via Getty Images)
All Tesco stores and petrol stations will be closed on Christmas Day. While on Boxing Day Tesco Extra stores and Superstores will be open from 9am to 6pm.
The majority of Express stores will be open from 9am to 7pm, and some larger Express stores will close at 6pm. Between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve all stores will follow their normal opening hours.
On New Year’s Eve Tesco Extra stores and Superstores will close at 7pm, and the majority of Express stores will close at 10pm, and some larger Express stores will close at 7pm. And on New Year’s Day stores and Superstores will be open from 9am and close by 6pm.
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