Overview
- The closures, set for Easter Sunday on April 5, cover major supermarket chains and high-street names across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with many Scottish branches trading as normal under separate rules.
- Marks & Spencer will shut all 229 full-line stores for 24 hours, while its convenience outlets and all Scottish locations stay open, with branch hours listed on the M&S store locator.
- Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi and Lidl will close large stores in England and Wales for the day, and many will run shorter hours on Easter Monday, so shoppers are urged to check local listings.
- Some small-format and travel-hub sites remain exceptions, with retailers noting that certain convenience stores, petrol-station branches and outlets in airports or rail stations may open on reduced hours.
- Under the Sunday Trading rules, shops over 280 square metres must close on Easter Sunday in England and Wales, whereas Scotland does not impose these restrictions, which is why many Scottish stores will open.