// Tesco and Sainsbury’s will close their larger stores on the day of the Queen’s funeral with smaller convenience stores open from 5pm
// Discounters Aldi and Lidl will close all day
Britain’s largest grocers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi and Lidl have confirmed they will close stores on the day of the Queen’s funeral, joining retailers including John Lewis, Waitrose, Primark and B&Q.
Both Tesco and Sainsbury’s will close their larger stores for the day but their smaller convenience and petrol forecourt stores will open from 5pm on the day.
Tesco has also cancelled online orders on the day of the funeral. Ocado will also cancel online orders that day.
Tesco UK CEO Jason Tarry said: “We want to express our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, as well as our gratitude to Her Majesty The Queen for her unwavering service.
“On Monday 19 September, in order for our colleagues to pay their respects, our large stores will be closed all day and our Express stores will remain closed until 5pm.”
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Asda will close all stores until 5pm on Monday and has cancelled online deliveries on the day.
It confirmed that colleagues contracted to work will be paid while the stores are closed. Those who work when the stores reopen at 5pm will be paid double time for the rest of the day.
Morrisons today confirmed it would close all stores for the day, although petrol station stores will reopen at 5pm.
Both Aldi and Lidl have revealed they will close all their stores on the day while Iceland managing director Richard Walker confirmed that Iceland, Food Warehouse and Swift stores will also shut their doors on the day.
All of our Iceland, Food Warehouse and Swift stores will be closed on Monday, in order for people to pay their respects to our late, great Monarch. Colleagues will of course be paid for the hours they would have worked.
— Richard Walker (@icelandrichard) September 13, 2022
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