Major supermarket announces it's CLOSED over Easter | The Sun

A MAJOR supermarket has revealed it is closing over the long Easter weekend.

Aldi will pull down shutters on all 890 stores in England and Wales on Easter Sunday, April 9.

But branches will be open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday.

The discounter said stores will be open between 8am and 10pm on Good Friday, 8am to 10pm on Easter Saturday and 8am to 8pm on Easter Monday.

But these aren't guaranteed opening hours and will vary depending on the branch.

You should check out Aldi's store locator to find out what your nearest branch's opening hours will be.

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You can find the locator by typing "Aldi store locator" into Google.

You then have to type in your town or postcode and it will draw up your closest outlet.

Aldi will be offering its click and collect service across 200 stores so shoppers can pick up their Easter food in good time.

You should check with your local branch if they offer a click and collect service.

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Beyond Aldi, the other major supermarkets haven't yet revealed their Easter opening hours.

But you should keep checking their websites in the run up to the holidays for more details.

Most retailers have store locators that show you your local branch's opening hours which they will update closer to the time.

As soon as we find out what time supermarkets and other retailers are opening their stores we will let you know.

It's not the first time Aldi has closed its branches on Easter Sunday.

It pulled down shutters across its stores last year while stores remained open on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday.

The opening hours across the majority of stores on these days were the same as this year.

Stores were open between 8am and 10pm on Good Friday and Easter Saturday. On Easter Monday stores were open 8am to 8pm.

The chain was joined by a number of other supermarkets doing the same.

Co-op closed its larger outlets on Easter Sunday while the smaller convenience stores were operating normal opening hours.

It reopened its branches on Easter Monday with opening times ranging from 7am to 11pm.

Tesco closed its larger stores on Easter Sunday and reopened them on Easter Monday, although opening hours varied from branch to branch.

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Larger Sainsbury's stores were open on Easter Sunday too but opening hours varied. All stores reopened as normal on Easter Monday.

Meanwhile, Lidl's opening hours on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday varied as customers were told to check their nearest stores' opening hours.

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