Will the supermarket be open on New Year’s Day?

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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With 2026 just around the corner, many people will be stocking up on all-important New Year’s Eve treats and groceries for the first week of the year.

Expect the shopping aisles to be packed with families and crowded trolleys as you fill your shopping baskets today and tomorrow, with many shops opening at different hours at this time of year.

The most important thing supermarket Closed Christmas For example, some are also scheduled to close on January 1st.

Here’s all the information you need about which supermarkets are open over the New Year (and when):

Tesco

  • New Year’s Eve: 6am to 7pm (Express stores 7am to 10pm)
  • New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm (8am to 10pm in express stores)
If you need to slip away, there are plenty of shops still open

If you need to slip away, there are plenty of shops still open (Getty/iStock)

sainsbury’s

  • New Year’s Eve: 10 am to 7 pm (convenience store 6 am to 9 pm)
  • New Year’s Day: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (convenience store 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

aldi

  • New Year’s Eve: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • New Year’s Day: Rest
Many large supermarkets adjust their business hours during the holidays

Many large supermarkets adjust their business hours during the holidays (Getty)

Liddell

  • New Year’s Eve: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • New Year’s Day: Rest

Asda

  • New Year’s Eve: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • New Year’s Day: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

cooperative

  • New Year’s Eve: Normally open until 7pm (convenience stores at 6am or 7am to 8pm)
  • New Year’s Day: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (convenience store 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
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waitrose

  • New Year’s Eve: Open
  • New Year’s Day: Rest

Marks & Spencer

  • New Year’s Eve: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • New Year’s Day: Rest

Morrison

  • New Year’s Eve: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • New Year’s Day: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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