Discount supermarket with 1,000 stores confirms it’ll shut for one day this month

A MAJOR discounter with over 1,000 branches has announced it will shut its stores for one day this month.

Supermarket chain Aldi has announced its branches in England and Wales will shut on Easter Sunday, March 31.

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This is because shops over 280 square metres in size in England and Wales legally have to close on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day.

The Sun has asked Aldi how many branches it has in England and Wales and we will update this story when we have heard back.

Over the Easter weekend, Aldi stores in England and Wales will be open until 10pm on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, March 29 and 30.

Branches will reopen on Easter Monday, April 1, and close around 8pm, although this may vary from branch to branch.

Shoppers can check their nearest store’s opening hours by using the retailer’s branch locator tool on its website.

Meanwhile, branches in Scotland will operate the same opening hours as usual over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

It comes after Asda revealed its opening hours for the annual holiday.

The retailer said it will shut the vast majority of its 855 stores on Easter Sunday.

Usual opening hours of 7am-10pm are expected to stay the same for the majority of stores on March 29, 30 and April 1.

However, Asda is urging customers to use their online store locator to check individual store opening times.

Other major supermarkets are yet to confirm their store opening times across Easter this year but they are likely to be the same, if not similar, to 2023.

Last year, Lidl closed on Easter Sunday before opening up again on Easter Monday between 8am-8pm.

Morrisons pulled the shutters down on its England and Wales stores on Easter Sunday, although its Scotland branches remained open as normal.

Aldi branches were also open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday.

How to save money on your supermarket shop

An easy way to slash the cost of your supermarket shopping is by “downshifting” – a term coined by money-saving expert Martin Lewis.

It involves opting for supermarkets’ own-brand and lower tier produce instead of their premium lines.

For example, if you were in Sainsbury’s, that would involve buying from its “Basics” range instead of Taste the Difference range.

It could save you hundreds of pounds on your yearly grocery bill.

Next, it’s worth shopping around for the best deals and not sticking with the same retailer every time.

Websites like trolley.co.uk let you compare the price of thousands of supermarket products to find the best deal so you don’t pay more than you have to.

A third way is by using food waste apps such as Olio and Too Good to Go.

Too Good to Go for example lets shoppers pick up food that is due to be thrown away at massively discounted prices.

It has seen foodies nab dozens of items for under £3 in the past.

Both Olio and Too Good to Go can be downloaded for free via the Google Play or Apple App Store.

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