Lidl has predicted its busiest days for shoppers over the bank holiday, as it confirmed its opening hours for the long weekend.
All of the discounter’s stores will remain open as normal on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May.
But on Bank Holiday Monday, 27 May, its shops in England (outside the M25) and Wales will open from 8am to 8pm. Within the M25, shoppers will be able to visit stores from 8am until 10pm.
While its Scotland stores will remain open as normal, although customers are advised check the store finder on its website for their local store’s opening hours.
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The grocer has predicted that Friday 24 May and Saturday 26 May will be its busiest days, as customers get ready for the weekend break.
Earlier this week, Lidl achieved a new UK record market share hitting 8.1%, according to new data from Kantar, as Asda’s share plunged 0.8 percentage points on last year.
Kantar’s data for the 12-week period to 12 May, showed that Lidl sales rose 9.4% year-on-year fuelled by both its in-store bakery options, with freshly baked bread, cakes or pastries making it into a quarter of baskets, and its loyalty scheme, Lidl Plus, which helped boost volume sales.
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