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The late August bank holiday has arrived, with many enjoying the long weekend.
A bank holiday is a public holiday where workers can get a much-needed break, including many supermarket staff across the country. As such, supermarkets will often operate on reduced hours on bank holidays.
Most major supermarkets will be altering trading hours on the August 26 bank holiday, but with variations between chains, as well as larger and smaller stores.
Here’s all the information you need about which supermarkets are open and when over the bank holiday:
Tesco
Trading hours vary between Tesco stores, and will be reduced at larger stores on the bank holiday monday. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use Tesco’s store locator.
Large Tesco stores opening hours
- Monday 26 August: 8am to 6pm
Tesco Express stores typically open at 6am and close at 11pm or midnight from Monday through to Sunday.
Sainsbury’s
Many Sainsbury’s stores will be open at the usual hours across the bank holiday weekend, with larger stores shortening their hours on Monday. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use the Sainsbury’s store locator.
Large store opening hours:
- Monday 26 August: 8am to 8pm
Local store opening hours
- Monday 26 August: 7am to 11pm
Asda
Asda stores’ hours will vary across the weekend. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use Asda’s store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 6am to 12am (some open 24 hours)
Morrisons
Morrisons stores will remain open as usual over the weekend, with most closing at 8pm on Monday, but some remaining open til 10pm. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use Morrison’s store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 7am to 8pm/10pm
Aldi
Aldi’s store hours will be slightly different to usual across the weekend. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use Aldi’s store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 8am to 8pm
Lidl
Lidl will remain open over the bank holiday weekend, with a slight change to hours on Monday. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use Lidl’s store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 8am to 8pm
Co-op
Co-op stores won’t be changing their hours for the bank holiday, as they are a convenience retailer. The larger Co-op stores close at 4pm on Sundays. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use the Co-op’s store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 7am to 10pm
Waitrose
Waitrose stores will be open as usual on the bank holiday weekend, with larger stores closing slightly earlier on 29 May. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use Waitrose’s store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 9am to 6-8pm
M&S
M&S stores will remain open across the weekend, with variations depending on size and location. To find out more details about an individual store, you can use the M&S store locator.
- Monday 26 August: 8am/9am to 6pm/7pm
Post Office
The Royal Mail websites states for most of the UK, there will be no delivery or collection services on Monday 26 August and their Customer Service Points will also be closed.
Some parts of Scotland are not observing the Summer Bank Holiday.
