B&Q makes huge announcement which will see 300 UK stores close for two days

The DIY retailer has confirmed that it volition beryllium shutting much than 300 of its branches connected Boxing Day this festive play and volition beryllium closing earlier connected Christmas Eve

B&Q has shared a large update which volition spot each of its stores successful the UK adjacent fortwo days.

The precocious thoroughfare DIY retailer has confirmed it volition beryllium shutting much than 300 of its branches connected Boxing Day this festive season. B&Q has shared that it volition beryllium closing its stores aboriginal connected Christmas Eve which falls connected a Tuesday this year. Branches crossed England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland volition unopen astatine 4pm alternatively of the accustomed 8pm.

With stores being closed connected some Christmas Day and Boxing Day, this means unit volition get a small much clip disconnected to walk with their loved ones this Christmas. Alongside this, the immense bulk of B&Q's stores volition besides beryllium operating reduced opening hours connected New Year's Day with stores successful Scotland and connected the islands of Jersey and Guernsey closed to customers connected January 1.

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Before you caput down to a B&Q store implicit the festive season, you should treble cheque the opening hours to prevention yourself a wasted trip. You tin find your section store by searching your section postcode utilizing B&Q's "Find a Store" instrumentality connected its website.

Other retailers person besides started to denote their vacation opening hours with supermarket chains Aldi and Waitrose confirming that they volition beryllium closing their stores connected Boxing Day. John Lewis, The Range and Wilko person besides said it volition adjacent branches connected the time aft Christmas.

By law, nether the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004, practically each stores crossed antithetic sectors of retail indispensable adjacent their doors connected the large day. However, this does not see smaller stores which are allowed to unfastened - though the bulk bash take to close.

Stores are allowed to reopen again connected Boxing Day with the time being considered 1 of the astir fashionable days to store successful the twelvemonth arsenic retailers slash prices to get escaped of stock. Over the past 25 years, this has been the norm nevertheless immoderate retailers person decided to support their doors closed connected Boxing Day to springiness their workers a well-deserved interruption implicit the festive season. More retailers volition corroborate their festive opening hours implicit the coming months.

Last year, dozens of chains crossed the state made the determination to set their opening hours including Aldi, Iceland, John Lewis, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Lidl, and Poundland. While different opted to run with reduced hours instead, including Sainsbury's, Primark, Morrisons and Tesco.