Major supermarket to close majority of its branches on Boxing Day but 76 will open – is yours on the list?
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A MAJOR supermarket will be closing all except 76 of its stores on Boxing Day this year, in a move which might frustrate shoppers outside of London. Iceland will close most of its more than 1,000 stores across the UK on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but has made the decision to keep a limited number open on the December 26.
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The vast majority of the stores which are opening are in central London, and include shops in Deptford, Stepney, Peckham and Clapham. Only one Iceland store outside the M25, the retailer’s branch in Slough, will open on Boxing Day. So if you need any last minute essentials for guests coming over, you may want to check whether your local store will be open.
You can do this by checking on Iceland’s website, where the opening hours for individual shops are listed. Lots of the stores will be open from 9am until 8pm, with some staying open an hour later, until 9pm, and others operating shorter Sunday trading or Bank Holiday hours.
Iceland is yet to confirm whether any of the stores will also open on New Year’s Day, 1 January 2025, which is also a Bank Holiday in the UK. Iceland is just one of a number of retailers closing for both 25 and 26 December. Companies often want to reward staff who have to work particularly hard in the run-up to the festive season, and footfall on Boxing Day can be low.
