Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world
Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email
Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email
With 2026 just around the corner, many will be stocking up on essential New Years’ Eve treats and groceries for the first week of the year.
Expect shopping aisles to be bustling with families and overpacked trolleys as you fill your basket today and tomorrow, with many stores operating different opening times at this time of year.
Most major supermarkets were closed on Christmas Day, for instance, with some also set to be closed on 1 January.
Here’s all the information you need on which supermarkets are open (and when) over the new year:
Tesco
- New Year’s Eve: 6am to 7pm (Express stores 7am to 10pm)
- New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm (Express stores 8am to 10pm)
open image in gallery
If you need to nip out, there are plenty of shops still open (Getty/iStock)
Sainsbury’s
- New Year’s Eve: 10am to 7pm (convenience stores 6am to 9pm)
- New Year’s Day: 8am to 8pm (convenience stores 9am to 9pm)
Aldi
- New Year’s Eve: 8am to 6pm
- New Year’s Day: Closed
open image in gallery
Many of the major supermarkets alter their hours over the festive period (Getty)
Lidl
- New Year’s Eve: 8am to 6pm
- New Year’s Day: Closed
Asda
- New Year’s Eve: 7am to 7pm
- New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm
Co-op
- New Year’s Eve: Usual opening time to 7pm (convenience stores 6am or 7am to 8pm)
- New Year’s Day: 10am to 7pm (convenience stores 9am to 8pm)
Waitrose
- New Year’s Eve: Open
- New Year’s Day: Closed
Marks and Spencer
- New Year’s Eve: 8am to 7pm
- New Year’s Day: Closed
Morrisons
- New Year’s Eve: 7am to 7pm
- New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm
