Supermarket Christmas opening times Preston 2020: when Morrisons, Aldi and Waitrose are open over festive period

Here’s when your local stores will be open in the run up to Christmas and over New Year
Supermarkets have announced their Christmas opening hours. (Pic: Getty Images)Supermarkets have announced their Christmas opening hours. (Pic: Getty Images)
Supermarkets have announced their Christmas opening hours. (Pic: Getty Images)

With Christmas fast approaching, many households in Preston are starting to get their food and drink supplies in order for the festive season.

Yet even the most organised of spreadsheet shoppers are sometimes in need of an emergency dash to the store for items such as cranberry sauce or a bottle of wine.

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Fear not though, as many supermarket chains extend store opening hours to satisfy customer demand at this time of year, so shoppers can browse the aisles at their leisure.

Here are the Christmas opening hours for Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburys, Waitrose, M&S, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons near you.

Aldi

Aldi has extended its opening hours from 7am - 11pm Monday to Friday in the run up to Christmas. Check out the times below.

Saturday 19 Dec 07:00-23:00
Sunday 20 Dec 09:30-16:00
Monday 21 Dec 07:00-23:00
Tuesday 22 Dec 07:00-23:00
Wednesday 23 Dec 07:00-23:00
Christmas Eve 07:00-18:00
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Sunday 27 Dec 10:00-16:00
Monday 28 Dec 08:00-20:00
Tuesday 29 Dec 08:00-20:00
Wednesday 30 Dec 08:00-20:00
Thursday 31 Dec 08:00-18:00
Friday 1 Jan Closed

Saturday 2 Jan

08:00-22:00

Check your local Aldi store’s opening times HERE.

Lidl

Lidl has also adjusted its times over the coming weeks.

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Saturday 19 Dec

7am - 11pm
Sunday 20 Dec Open as normal
Monday 21 Dec 7am - 11pm
Tuesday 22 Dec 7am - 11pm
Wednesday 23 Dec 7am - 11pm
Christmas Eve 7am - 6/7pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day 10am - 7pm (inside M25), closed (outside M25)
27 - 30 Dec Open as normal
New Year's Eve 8am - 6/8pm

New Year's Day

10am - 7pm (inside M25), closed (outside M25)

Saturday 2 Jan

Open as normal

Check your local Lidl store’s opening times HERE.

Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s has extended its opening hours from 21 December to 23 December in a decision which will see 90% of its superstores open from 6am to midnight.

Superstores:

21-23 Dec

6am - midnight

Christmas Eve

6am - 7pm

Christmas Day

Closed

Boxing Day

10am - 5pm

Sunday 27 Dec

Open as normal

Monday 28 Dec

8am - 8pm

29-30 Dec

7am - 9pm

New Year's Eve

7am - 7pm

New Year's Day

9am - 7pm

Local:

Christmas Eve 7am - 9pm

Christmas Day

Closed

Boxing Day

9am - 9pm

27-30 Dec

Open as normal

New Year's Eve

7am - 9pm

New Year's Day

9am - 9pm
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Check to see your local Sainsbury’s store’s opening times HERE.

Waitrose

Waitrose will extend its open hours to 11pm in the days leading up to Christmas Eve, with some convenience shops open until midnight.

The majority of its stores will be open from 7am-6pm on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, except for Welcome Break shops.

On New Year’s Eve, shops will typically be open between 8am-6pm. The majority of shops will be closed on New Year’s Day. Those that will be open will have varying open hours.

Check your local Waitrose store’s opening times HERE.

Marks & Spencer

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Between 21-23 December, around 400 M&S food halls will stay open until midnight in the days leading up to Christmas Eve. Its other stores will stay open until 10pm.

The food halls will close at 6pm on Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Check your local M&S store’s opening times HERE.

Morrisons

Morrisons has released later closing times for its stores from 18-20 December, with many shops staying open until midnight.

Friday 18 Dec 6am – midnight
Saturday 19 Dec 6am - midnight

Sunday 20 Dec

8am - 8pm

Check your local Morrisons store’s opening times HERE.

Tesco

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Tesco is yet to confirm its opening hours for the festive season yet the supermarket is expected to open its doors to 300 stores for 24 hours a day from 14-24 December.

The rest of the chain's stores will operate between 5am-11pm in the same period.

All of its shops - Express, Metro and Superstores - closed on Christmas Day in 2019 and reopened Boxing Day morning.

Check your local Tesco store’s opening times for the next seven days HERE.

Asda

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Asda has announced a slight change to its Christmas opening times from last year.

The supermarket will not open its stores on Boxing Day to allow its thousands of staff the chance to stay at home with their loved ones in what Asda said was “recognition of their efforts as key workers during the Covid 19 pandemic”.

It means shoppers will have until 7pm on Christmas Eve to get their Asda shop done before stores close for Christmas Day and Boxing Day before reopening on Sunday 27 December.

Check your local Asda store’s opening times for the next seven days HERE.