Major supermarkets make big change to opening hours for England v Spain Euro 2024 final – is your local branch affected?

EURO 2024 has reached fever pitch as England gear up to battle it out against Spain in the final this Sunday.

Gareth Southgate's men will be looking to etch their names into the history books and win a major tournament on foreign soil for the first time.

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Newly-elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already hinted at offering Brits another bank holiday if the Three Lions win.

But a number of supermarkets have said they are shaking up their opening hours on Sunday or Monday to give staff time off as well.

Here's the full list of retailers changing their opening hours.

Lidl

German discounter Lidl has confirmed all its England stores will open one hour later on Monday, regardless of the match outcome.

You can check your local Lidl stores' regular opening hours by using the branch locator tool on its website.

Ryan McDonnell, chief executive officer, said: "We know how much this game means to England fans, and we want to ensure that our colleagues have the chance to celebrate such a significant moment in English football history.

"We couldn’t achieve our goals without our colleagues, so in recognition of their hard work and dedication, this move will allow them to join in the excitement and show support for the England team, and we wish them the best of luck for the big game."

Tesco

Tesco has also said it is mixing up its opening hours on Sunday.

The UK's biggest supermarket said it will shut 1,800 Express stores across the country at 7.30pm instead of the usual 10pm or 11pm so employees can watch the game.

The retailer said the move will let thousands of colleagues get home or to the pub in time for kick-off.

Workers won't be docked pay for the time off.

All online shopping orders already placed for Sunday evening will be honoured and delivered as normal.

Tesco Express and Superstores in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be operating normal opening hours on Sunday.

You can find your nearest Tesco store and its opening hours by using the retailer's branch locator tool on its website.

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's has confirmed its smaller stores and petrol stations across England will close early on Sunday.

Over a thousand branches will be shutting at the earlier time of 7.30pm instead of 10pm or 11pm.

As the match is being held on a Sunday, most larger stores will already be closed by kick off.

All stores will open as normal on Monday morning at 6am or 7am.

You can find your nearest Sainsbury's store and its opening hours by using the branch locator tool on its website.

Iceland said its UK stores are open as usual on Sunday with a spokesperson adding "we will be as flexible as possible with those requesting shift swaps in order to watch the game".

We have asked Morrisons, Aldi, Asda and Co-op if they will be closing stores early on Sunday or opening later than usual on Monday and will update this story when we have heard back.

What have supermarkets done in previous tournaments?

It's not the first time supermarkets have changed their open hours to allow staff to watch England in a major tournament.

In 2021, Tesco, Lidl and Iceland all made changes to allow their staff to watch England face Italy at Wembley in the final of Euro 2020.

Tesco shut its Express stores at 7:45pm to give staff enough time to get to the pub to catch kick off.

Co-op closed over 2,000 convenience stores and fuel stations early so its staff could watch the match.

While Iceland opened its stores an hour later the following day to give customers and staff more time in bed.

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