New supermarket opening hours and restrictions during coronavirus lockdown
Many supermarkets have tightened their restrictions and are reserving shopping hours for NHS works and the vulnerable
Rachel Pugh
Sarah McGee
New social distancing rules mean Brits can only go to the supermarket for essentials.
However, these shops are operating at reduced hours to ensure they can meet staffing needs and adequately restock the shelves.
Manchester Evening News has listed the supermarket's new opening hours and how they have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Shoppers in the UK are being urged to plan their shops carefully and be efficient with your purchases.
Don't buy more than you need and try to limit your shopping journeys as much as possible.
Opening times and shopping rules are being updated constantly - this is the latest information.
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They confirmed they will be staying open to provide the public with essentials such as food and cleaning products.
The discount store will not try to reduce its opening times as this will increase the volume of shoppers in store during opening hours.
The brand also added it is keeping staff and customers as safe as possible.
This supermarket is limiting the number of people allowed in store to ensure social distancing guidelines are adhered to.
The number of people allowed into Waitrose stores will depend on how many tills are in a specific branch
Marshals will be deployed outside to monitor queue levels, and there will be stickers on the floors of stores to remind people of the social distancing rules.
NHS staff are given priority at the checkouts.
Budget supermarket, Aldi, will now close at 8pm instead of 9pm.
It will now be open from 11am to 5pm on Sundays.
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This supermarket will be offering priority shopping to the vulnerable and those who are caring for them.
The priority times are as follows:
Mon-sat: 8am-9am
Sun:10am-11am
Sainsbury's has updated its opening times and store rules.
In a letter to customers, the supermarket's CEO said: "You will have seen that we put restrictions in place this week to ensure that more products are on the shelf for longer.
"From Monday 23rd March, we are consolidating our opening hours and all our supermarkets will be open from 8am to 8pm, Monday-Saturday, including those with an Argos store.
"Sunday opening, Sainsbury's Local and petrol station opening times will stay the same."
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, supermarkets will dedicate 8am-9am to serving elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers, as well as NHS and Social Care workers.
To find the opening hours for your local store, visit their store finder.
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This supermarket has put a restriction on some products, so customers can only buy three of any grocery products.
Customers can only buy a maximum of 2 popular items, including toilet paper, soap and UHT milk
Asda is temporarily closing its 24 hours stores between 12am and 6am.
To check opening hours for your local store, visit the store locator.
The supermarket confirmed on Twitter that customers are now able to buy up to three of any food item, toiletries and cleaning supplies.
Many of these stores are now operating at reduced hours due to "operational reasons".
Some Tesco Extra and Metro stores have reduced their hours to between 6am and 10pm so the stores can properly restock.
Tesco will also dedicate an hour every Sunday to NHS workers. They can browse the shelves before checkouts open.
There are restrictions on certain products, such as anti-bacterial wipes, dried pasta and toilet roll - customers are now limited to two per customer.
Zoe Evans, of Tesco's UK Customer Engagement Centre, said: "We'll do our best to keep shelves stocked up but at times, we may have low or no availability of some items.
"Of course, where possible, we'll pick a suitable substitute for you which you can choose to keep or ask your driver to take back.
"As there may be more customers than normal booking deliveries, you may find that there aren't as many slots available, so it's a good idea to try and book further ahead.
"Don't forget, you can make amends to your order up until 11.45pm on the day before your delivery.
"If you're a Delivery Saver customer on a paid plan, we'll still be opening priority Easter slots on Monday, March 16. But demand for slots will be exceptionally high, so please book your slots as early as you can."
Opening hours vary across the country. To find the opening hours for your local Morrisons store, visit www.groceries.morrisons.com.
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Iceland will open its supermarkets early for elderly customers to visit before stores open to the public.
Each day, elderly shoppers can visit between 8am - 9am to get their shopping first.
The store has now introduced a daily slot for NHS workers to shop.
First hour of trading - priority hours for elderly and vulnerable people
Final hour of trading - NHS staff only
To check opening times at your local store, visit www.iceland.co.uk
Older and more vulnerable customers will have time set apart to make sure they are able to purchase essentials.
A statement read: "Supporting our customers and communities during this difficult time is our number one priortiy.
"We want to make sure everyone has access to the items they need, so we are setting aside the first hour of trading on certain days for our older and vulnerable customers, and for our brilliant NHS and emergency workers.
"For older and vulnerable customers, this will start tomorrow on Friday 20th March, and going forward after that, on Mondays and Thursdays.
"For NHS and emergency workers, this will be Tuesdays and Fridays."
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