MARKS and Spencer will hold round 400 outlets open till midnight within the run-up to Christmas.
The luxury grocery store says the longer hours will give prospects further time to seize last-minute meals or presents.
M&S will hold round 400 outlets open till midnight within the run-up to ChristmasCredit score: AFP or licensors
The prolonged opening instances embody nearly all of M&S’ food-only branches, together with some clothes and meals shops.
The midnight closing applies on December 21, 22 and 23. Christmas Eve hours are prone to be completely different to common opening instances, however the midnight hours will not apply.
Final yr, most M&S shops shut at 6pm on Christmas Eve and did not open once more till Boxing Day. We have requested Marks and Spencer for its Christmas Eve and Boxing Day hours and we’ll replace this text once we know extra.
M&S recommends prospects examine its store finder tool for the most recent hours.
Grocery store Christmas opening instances 2020
NOT all supermarkets have confirmed their Christmas opening instances, however this is what we all know up to now:
- Aldi: Most shops will open till 11pm on December 21, 22 and 23. Branches will shut at 6pm on December 24 and can stay closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
- Asda: Asda has but to substantiate its Christmas opening instances.
- Co-op: The Co-op has but to substantiate its Christmas opening instances.
- Lidl: Lidl has but to substantiate its Christmas opening instances.
- M&S: M&S will hold round 400 outlets open till midnight on December 21, 22 and 23. The remainder will open till 10pm. Outlets are anticipated to close at 6pm on Christmas eve and stay closed on Christmas Day.
- Morrisons: Morrisons has but to substantiate its Christmas opening instances.
- Tesco: Tesco has but to substantiate its Christmas opening instances.
- Sainsbury’s: Sainsbury’s has but to substantiate its Christmas opening instances.
- Waitrose: Waitrose will hold smaller shops open till 11pm on December 21, 22 and 23, whereas bigger shops will shut at 10pm. Nearly all of shops will shut at 6pm on Christmas Eve and can stay shut on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Outlets that aren’t open till midnight will shut at round 10pm.
Final yr, M&S opened simply 15 of its branches till midnight. Marks and Spencer has round 900 outlets throughout the UK.
Sacha Berendji, M&S’s Retail, operations and property director stated: “We would like our prospects to have the ability to store with confidence this Christmas, which implies supporting social distancing in our shops and minimal queueing outdoors because the climate will get colder.
“To assist with this, we’ll be working our longest ever opening hours simply earlier than Christmas.
“Together with the broader trade, we proceed to ask for Sunday buying and selling hours to be prolonged to assist us improve our capability to serve everybody safely this festive season.”
Marks and Spencer is not the primary grocery store to substantiate its Christmas opening hours.
Aldi confirmed it is extending its opening hours till 11pm in most shops on December 21, 22 and 23. Its shops will shut at 6pm on December 24 and can stay closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Waitrose has additionally revealed particulars of its Christmas opening instances. Smaller shops will keep open till 11pm on December 21, 22 and 23, whereas bigger shops will shut at 10pm.
Nearly all of Waitrose shops will shut at 6pm on Christmas Eve and can stay shut on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Asda, Co-op, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are but to substantiate their festive hours.
To get you within the Christmas spirit, this is what you’ll be able to anticipate from M&S’ Christmas range together with a festive Colin the Caterpillar cake.
M&S is selling Percy Pig pies for Christmas 2020 and so they style just like the sweets.
