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Morrisons’ opening times will look a little different this Easter weekend.
The supermarket chain is adjusting its trading hours for the Easter holiday period. Good Friday falls on April 3, Easter Sunday is on April 5, and Easter Monday is on April 6.
Opening times do vary across the country, but the Mirror has checked several stores online to give you an idea of what to expect.
It appears most larger Morrisons stores will be operating under their usual trading hours on Good Friday, opening between 7am and 9am and closing at around 10pm.
Larger stores are required to close on Easter Sunday in England and Wales, and Morrisons is no exception – its bigger supermarkets will remain shut this Sunday. Those living in Scotland, however, will find that larger stores stay open on Easter Sunday.
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On Easter Monday, the majority of larger Morrisons stores will be open from 7am to 8pm.
As for its smaller Morrisons Daily convenience stores, these will continue to trade as normal throughout the entire Easter weekend, including Easter Sunday. Most of these outlets open at 6am or 7am and close between 9pm and 11pm.
This comes as Morrisons has revealed it is “alert” to the impact of the Iran war on consumer confidence and its supply chain. The supermarket giant acknowledged it is “tough for customers right now” and pledged further investment in pricing to support shoppers. Chief executive Rami Baitieh confirmed the business is evaluating how shopping habits and product supplies could be affected by the ongoing Middle East conflict. He said: “We are watching current international events closely, alert to the impacts on consumer confidence and supply chains, and we will continue to do what we can to mitigate effects on our customers.”
The retailer revealed sales climbed over the past three months, boosted by a “much-improved Christmas” performance.
The Bradford-based supermarket reported total sales rose 2.6% to £4.1 billion for the 13 weeks to January 25, compared with the previous year. Group like-for-like sales were 2.8% year-on-year, it confirmed.
Morrisons said it witnessed sales volumes increase on the back of “investment in lower prices” during a period of fierce competition amongst UK grocers.
Mr Baitieh, chief executive of the business, said: “Against a highly competitive backdrop, with grocery market growth lagging previous expectations, we achieved our targets in Q1, delivering our 13th quarter of like-for-like sales growth.
“We know it’s tough for customers right now and we’re doing everything we can to offer them better value and give them more reasons to shop at Morrisons.
“That means continuing to invest in price, promotions and loyalty, concentrating on driving value where it matters most for our customers.”








