Tesco opening times today as coronavirus could force UK into lockdown

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TESCO has announced new opening hours across its stores nationwide as the government cracks down on social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.

The supermarket has amended its opening times to cope with the demand from shoppers.

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Tesco wants to give stores a chance to restock overnight

It has announced special opening times for the elderly and vulnerable and early closures to help restock shelves.

Tesco has more than 3,400 stores across the UK and you can find your nearest – including store opening times – using the supermarket’s store locator tool.

Here are Tesco’s new opening times.

When are Tesco branches opening and closing?

The chain announced on Wednesday it was scaling back its opening times to help restock shelves as demand has increased dramatically.

Its hours for its superstores will now run from 9am to 10pm to allow staff to replenish goods on shelves.

But from 9am to 10am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, only the elderly and vulnerable customers will be allowed in to shop to help them buy goods before they sell out.

This won’t apply to its express stores.

A spokesman for the store said it has temporarily stopped its 24 hour opening times to help with restocking.

The stores will now open from 10am to 6pm instead.

A statement from Tesco also said it was closing its deli counters for the foreseeable future to help in other parts of the stores.

We suggest you call you nearest store before heading out to shop as they may alter their timings over the next few weeks.

When is the best time to shop there?

Google has a tracker which allows you to see when the peak times are.

If you search for “Tesco” and then click on your nearest store, it will show a bar chart of when the store’s busiest times are.

What should I buy when I’m there?

The government and supermarkets have urged shoppers not to panic buy or stockpile and have repeatedly said there is “enough food for everyone”.

We have compiled a list of what you need if you want to stockpile for two weeks should Britain be put in lockdown by the government.

Is there a limit on items?

Yes. Tesco has said it has placed a three item limit per customer on each product line and has temporarily removed its multi-buy promotions.

 

The crackdown on times comes after shoppers discovered Tesco has sold out of delivery slots amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Asda also announced it was following Tesco’s lead and changing the opening times for its 24 hour stores so it can restock overnight.

Supermarkets have also asked for customers to tell them if they are self isolating to reduce the risk of the infection spreading.