IKEA, Marks & Spencer, B&Q and Waitrose: What’s open and closed on New Year’s Day?

Opening hours for supermarkets like Aldi, Morrisons, Lidl, Tesco and Asda are expected to vary with some stores closing down on New Year’s Day.

Express.co.uk has rounded up the opening hours for every major supermarket and retailer, including IKEA, B&Q and Argos.

Tesco’s opening hours may vary depending on the location. Larger stores are expected to be open from 9am to 6pm on New Year’s Day, but shoppers can check opening hours using Tesco’s store finder.

• New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm
• January 2: 6am to 12am

• New Year’s Day: 8am to 8pm
• January 2: 6am to 11pm

All Aldi stores are expected to close on New Year’s Day. 

Most Waitrose stores will be closed on New Year’s Day but some small branches could remain open. Shoppers can use the branch finder for more information. 

• New Year’s Day: Closed
• January 2: 8am to 8pm

Lidl will remain closed on New Year’s Day.

• New Year’s Day: Closed
• January 2: 8am to 10pm

Shoppers are encouraged to check the store locator as opening times may vary. 

• New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm
• January 2: 6am to 12am

Morrisons’ opening times will also vary so customers should check the store locator before visiting the supermarket. 

• New Year’s Day: 9am to 6pm
• January 2: 6am to 10pm 

Most Argos stores will be open on New Year’s Day, but shoppers can check their nearest shop’s opening times using the store locator.

• New Year’s Day – 9am – 9pm
• January 2 – 7am – 11pm

All IKEA stores across the UK have different opening hours on New Year’s Day, so shoppers should check their nearest branch opening times here.

Some B&Q stores will open as usual on New Year’s Day while others may vary their opening hours. 

• New Year’s Day – 7am – 8pm
• January 2 – 7am – 8pm