Overview
- Most supermarkets close on 25 and 26 December, and Christmas Eve trading in NRW is generally limited to 14:00 by law.
- Rewe at Düsseldorf Airport opens 6:00–22:00 on both holidays, Cologne/Bonn Airport runs 6:00–24:00 on 25 December and stays open through 26 December, and Münster Hauptbahnhof trades 10:00–16:00 on both days.
- Lidl at Essen Hauptbahnhof opens 6:00–14:00 on 24 December and 9:00–20:00 on both Christmas holidays.
- An Edeka at Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is reported by Rheinische Post to operate around the clock over the holidays.
- Retailers warn of heavy pre-holiday crowds and advise using online store finders and preorders, with Lidl returning to normal hours from 27 December.