WITH Christmas fast approaching, shoppers will be searching for important information regarding store opening hours.
Luckily for Homebase customers, we have everything you need to know when it comes to shopping before, during and after Christmas.
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Is Homebase open over the Christmas holidays?
With festivities fast approaching, it’s important for shoppers to know that Homebase store opening hours may vary over the Christmas holidays.
Retailers adjust Christmas calendars to provide staff with a little bit of extra time to enjoy the celebrations with their loved ones.
In England and Wales, Homebase will close its doors to shoppers at 4pm on Christmas Eve.
Stores will then be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, before re-opening once more on December 27th, with normal operating hours until December 30th.
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On New Year’s Eve, shoppers can browse in Homebase stores from 10am until 4pm, with opening hours varying slightly on New Year’s Day.
Shoppers can also use the retailers store locater to find information regarding local Homebase opening hours.
Are shops closed over the Christmas holidays?
Most stores across the UK are closed on Christmas Day, but many open up again on Boxing Day for the highly-anticipated sales.
However, some stores have opted to keep their shutters down on December 26.
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Not only that, some retailers will remain closed on New Year’s Day too, meaning three fewer shopping days over the festive period.
Discounter Aldi is one of the retailers that will remain closed on Boxing Day.
They will also be shut on Christmas Day, as it is each year.
Aldi supermarkets will also be closed on New Year’s Day.
Home Bargains will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so any shopping hauls will need to wait until December 27.
The retailer will also be closed on New Year’s Day.
Poundland will also close on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
Despite December 26 being a busy day for shoppers, the retailer is staying closed to give staff a “well-earned break”.
John Lewis & Partners will also pull down the shutters on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
However, the majority of department stores will open from 9am-8pm between December 27 and New Year’s Eve.
You can find more stores and Christmas opening hours right here.
Are there more bank holidays in 2023?
Grab a pen and a diary because we have all the remaining 2023 bank holiday dates you need to know – and the next one is just around the corner.
Here are the upcoming bank holidays in 2023:
England and Wales
- December 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2023 – Boxing Day
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Scotland
- December 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2023 – Boxing Day
Northern Ireland
- December 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2023 – Boxing Day
