It's New Year's Day and if you're thinking of spending the first day of 2023 indulging in some retail therapy, remember some stores will be closed today.
Several high street store bosses have decided to keep shops closed for an extra day, with some saying the gesture is to thank staff for their hard work last year. For some retailers it will be the third day over the festive period they've not opened, with some choosing to remain closed on Boxing Day as well as Christmas Day itself.
Don't forget that tomorrow is a bank holiday, due to New Year's Day falling on a Sunday, so that means shops will have slightly shorter opening hours than usual. Business will then generally return to normal from Tuesday, January 3.
READ MORE: All the New Year's Day supermarket opening and closing times
If you've got a particular store in mind that you want to visit, take a look through this guide to all the New Year's Day closures we know so far:
Home Bargains
Discount store Home Bargains closed all of its branches for three days over the Christmas period - Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day - to allow staff to enjoy the festivities with their loved ones.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Home Bargains said: "All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Year's Day. We would like to thank all our staff for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones".
Aldi
Aldi bosses decided to close stores for three days over the Christmas period to give its staff a well deserved break. The supermarket giant closed its stores on Christmas Day and Boxing Day to thank staff for their hard work and stores will also remain closed on New Year's Day. All Aldi stores will be back open on January 2 from 8am to 8pm, then from 8am to 10pm from January 3.
Iceland
Frozen food retailer Iceland remained closed on Boxing Day this year and is set to do the same on New Year's Day. Richard Walker, Iceland's managing director, said on Twitter it was to "give our colleagues a well-earned rest with their friends & families."
Marks and Spencer
M&S bosses decided to close stores on Boxing Day this year and the retailer is doing the same on New Year's Day. Stores will be back open on January 2 with reduced hours due to the bank holiday.
Poundland
For the third year in a row, Poundland stores closed on Boxing Day to allow staff to enjoy more of the festive season with loved ones and the budget retailer is also keeping stores closed on New Year's Day. Staff also received a £25 voucher to spend in store in December and January as a gesture from store bosses.
Lidl
Having closed on Boxing Day, Lidl stores in England will remain closed again on New Year's Day. Stores will reopen on January 2 with reduced bank holiday hours of 8am to 8pm.
B&M
All B&M stores are closed today for New Year's Day. Stores will reopen with reduced hours for the bank holiday on January 2. You can find opening times for other days on the B&M website here.
Wilko
All Wilko stores are closed on New Year's Day and will reopen on January 2 with reduced hours due to it being a bank holiday. You can find opening times for other days using the Wilko store locator.
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