SAINSBURY’S shoppers will be keen to know the supermarket’s opening hours over the Easter bank holidays.
Certain stores usually close on Easter Sunday and may reduce opening hours at other times over the bank holiday weekend too.
Is Sainsbury’s open over the bank holidays?
The vast majority of Sainsbury’s stores will be open from 7am until 10pm on Good Friday and Easter Saturday.
Meanwhile, its Local stores will be open as normal from 7am to 10pm on both days.
All Sainsbury’s larger UK stores will be closed on Easter Sunday, barring its Scottish branches which will open as normal, and its Local stores which will be open as usual from 7am to 10pm.
On Easter Monday, most Sainsbury’s stores will be open between 8am and 8pm while Local stores will be open from 7am to 10pm.
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Opening and closing times differ from store to store though and can depend on size and location.
As a result, customers are urged to check their nearest branch’s opening hours using the locator tool on the Sainsbury’s website.
You just have to type in your town or postcode and it will show your closest store’s hours.
Are shops closed over the Easter weekend?
Retailers’ opening hours vary dues to bank holidays so it’s worth checking for each specific branch.
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Most supermarkets and large high street chains have store locators on their website which you can use to find the opening hours for your nearest store.
In most cases you just have to enter your postcode into the search bar and it will tell you what time that store is open and closed.
Most supermarkets will have at least some stores open across the Easter weekend – but times may change.
Typically, shops stay open for Good Friday and Easter Monday despite them being bank holidays.