WITH many families celebrating Easter, it’s important to know when shops are open around it.
Easter Sunday falls on April 9 this year which might affect supermarket usual opening hours, so have a look to check.
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Good Friday (April 7), Easter Saturday (April 8), Easter Sunday (April 9) and Easter Monday (April 10) are days when supermarkets might shake up their opening hours.
Bear in mind not all shops will have the same opening and closing hours, so do check before heading out.
You can do that by searching the times at your local branch which you can find using the store locator tool online.
Tesco has over 3,400 stores across the UK, and here’s what we know.
Is Tesco open over the Easter Bank Holiday?
Tesco will be pulling the shutters down on its large stores in England, Northern Ireland and Wales on Easter Sunday, April 9.
This is because shops in England and Wales larger than 280 square metres have to close on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day, under Government rules.
Sundays trading laws stipulate that any stores that choose to remain open can only do so for six consecutive hours between 10am and 6pm.
Tesco stores in Scotland will open in line with Sunday trading hours.
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The supermarket chain has also announced that many of its large stores will be operating reduced hours on Easter Monday too.
It said that the majority of its Express stores will remain open on the Sunday, and all shops will return to normal trading hours on the Monday.
On Good Friday, many of its stores will be open as usual but those that are normally open late will close earlier at 10pm.
But these aren’t guaranteed opening hours and will vary depending on the shop.
Are shops closed on the Bank Holiday?
Some retailers will be shutting their stores over the Easter period, but it won’t be the same for everyone.
Most shops and supermarkets will be closed for certain days in order to give staff some much-needed time off.
Opening hours can vary from branch to branch, so check your local store times before you make the trip.
Most big retailers will have their opening times listed on their websites.
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This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk
