Overview
- Aldi confirmed its UK shops will be closed on Boxing Day and that stores are already scheduled to be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
- The company said the Boxing Day closure is consistent with previous years and is intended to let colleagues 'rest, switch off and spend more time with the people closest to them,' a message delivered by communications director Rachel Geary.
- Regional reporting shows the closure will apply broadly across the UK, with local titles in Yorkshire, the West Midlands and Shropshire reporting it affects their stores.
- Aldi said stores will reopen after Boxing Day on Sunday, December 27, and after New Year’s Day on Saturday, January 2, 2027, and advised customers to check local opening times before Christmas.
- The decision ties into Aldi’s broader staff terms highlighted in its statement, including national pay rates and the company’s paid-break policy, and it may push shoppers to buy more before Christmas as some stores extend hours in the run-up to the holiday.