A major UK supermarket has announced that it will be shutting hundreds of its UK stores for one day this month. Asda has confirmed that it would – like other supermarket chains – be closing a large number of its supermarket stores this Easter.
There are two Bank Holidays on Easter weekend and they are Good Friday, which falls on April 18 this year, and Easter Monday, which is April 21. In the UK, Easter Sunday is classed as a public holiday – like Christmas Day – and under trading rules larger shops that are over 280 sq meters need to close on this day.
Asda has confirmed that all of its larger superstores will be closed on Easter Sunday. Although its smaller convenience stores – Asda Express – will remain open over the Bank Holiday weekend. Overall, Asda has 580 larger supermarket stores, alongside around 500 convenience stores across the country.
Shoppers should not panic about the closures, as Asda will be operating under their normal opening hours during the week, with the only change coming over the Bank Holiday Weekend.
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From Monday, April 14 to Thursday, April, 17 opening hours will be as normal. At Asda, the usual opening hours are between 6am and 8am until 10pm and midnight. Asda Express are often open for 24 hours, and this will remain the same in the lead up, and over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
On Good Friday, Asda locations in England and Wales will open from 7am to 7pm On Saturday, April 19, Asda will open as normal between 6am and 8am and close at 10pm Some Asda stores usually open later than this, but they will all close at 10pm on Easter Saturday.
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After closing on Sunday, on Monday, Asda will reopen again at 7am and will close 7pm. Asda locations in Northern Ireland will also be closed on Easter Sunday. They will open from 7am to 10pm on Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Monday.
It’s important to note that, Scottish stores are allowed to stay open on Easter Sunday and the bank holidays and will operate under their usual trading hours. To be absolutely certain of when your local Asda will open and close, make sure you use its store locator tool. This can be found on the Asda website.
With Easter on the way, major supermarket chains will start to announce their opening hours around the spring bank holidays. To be absolutely certain of when your local supermarket chain will open and close, make sure you use it’s store locator tool.
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