Easter opening times for the majority of supermarkets will change slightly over the Easter bank holiday - and there are food delivery implications too.
Many supermarkets have already adjusted their opening hours following the coronavirus outbreak, but the long Easter weekend brings with it new changes that may affect your shopping or food delivery plans.
Almost all the major supermarkets are closed on Easter Sunday itself, so you won't be able to stock up on essentials that day. You'll find full Easter opening hours at Tesco, Aldi and more for the wider holiday period below.
If you need to order food online and are trying to book a food delivery slot, we've listed the services that are still running below too. Bear in mind that grocery delivery slots remain hard to come by - the advice is to visit supermarkets in person if you can - but if you're elderly or vulnerable, you'll find some tips on how to book a food delivery slot further down the page.
Supermarket opening hours over Easter 2020
Easter opening hours for different supermarkets will vary across the country - and will differ depending on the size of the store too - so make sure you use the storefinder links below to double-check the opening hours of your local shop.
Here's an overview of what we know so far about the Easter opening hours of most larger supermarkets - and you'll find more details below.
- Tesco - Good Friday: 8am-8pm | Saturday: 8am-10pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 8am-6pm | Check for home delivery slots
- Morrisons - Good Friday: 8am-8pm | Saturday: 8am-8pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 8am-8pm |Check for home delivery slots
- Sainsbury's - Good Friday: 8am-8pm | Saturday: 8am-8pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 8am-8pm |Check for home delivery slots
- Asda - Good Friday: 6am/8am-8pm | Saturday: 6am/8am-8pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: Check for home delivery slots
- Waitrose - Good Friday: 8am-8pm | Saturday: 8am-8pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 9am-6pm Check for home delivery slots
- Iceland - Good Friday: 8am/9am-6pm/7pm | Saturday: 8am/9am-6pm/7pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 8am/9am-6pm/7pm Check for home delivery slots
- Co-op - Good Friday: 7am-11pm | Saturday: 7am-11pm | Easter Sunday: 7am-11pm | Easter Monday: 7am-11pm Check for home delivery slots
- M&S - Good Friday: 7am/8am-8pm/9pm | Saturday: 7am/8am-8pm/9pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 9am/10am-6pm/7pm
- Aldi - Good Friday: 8am-8pm | Saturday: 8am-9pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 8am-8pm
- Lidl - Good Friday: 8am-8pm | Saturday: 8am-10pm | Easter Sunday: closed | Easter Monday: 8am-8pm
Food delivery: quick links
It isn't possible to book a grocery delivery slot at any supermarket in time for Easter now. However, many supermarkets are releasing food delivery slots throughout the day for elderly or vulnerable customers, so if you need to order food online it's a good idea to register with the government's database of vulnerable people, and to keep checking the links below.
There are also a number of food delivery services that are still running right now, despite increased demand....
Grocery delivery
- Amazon Fresh - grocery delivery to select cities
- Amazon Pantry - order everyday food essentials with Prime delivery
- Asda - no delivery slots available
- Co-op - some new delivery slots during the day, restricted to 20 item limit
- Iceland - some new delivery slots throughout the day
- Morrisons - no new delivery slots available
- Ocado - some new delivery slots for priority and non-priority customers
- Sainsbury's - some slots available, prioritising vulnerable customers
- Tesco - some new delivery slots throughout the day
- Waitrose - some slots available, prioritising elderly or vulnerable customers
Recipe box and meal delivery
- Allplants - plant-based meal delivery, cooked by chefs
- Feast Box - £20 off your first world food recipe box
- Mindful Chef - healthy recipe boxes with fresh ingredients for you to cook
- SimplyCook - Get a £3 trial recipe box to cook at home
Pizza delivery
- Domino's - 50% off pizza when you spend £35 or more
- Pizza Hut - get two medium pizzas and a classic side for £20
- Papa John's - contact-free pizza delivery
Takeaway delivery
- Deliveroo - takeaway delivery from top restaurants
- Just Eat - takeaway delivery from local restaurants
- Uber Eats - takeaway delivery from your favourite restaurants
Alcohol delivery
- Beer Hawk - free delivery on beer orders over £50
- The Bottle Shop - 5% off when you spend £30 with code: PUBSCLOSED5
- The Drink Shop - 20% off selected wine, beer and spirits
- Vinatis - up to 50% off select wines
Supermarket Easter opening hours
Tesco: Easter opening hours and food delivery
Tesco Easter opening hours
Tesco will be open on Friday, Saturday and Monday, but its stores will be shut on Easter Sunday, apart from in Scotland.
Good Friday: 8am to 8pm (Tesco Extra, Metro and Superstores)
Easter Saturday: 6am to 10pm (Extra, Metro and Superstores)
Easter Sunday: Closed, apart from Scotland
Easter Monday: 8am to 6pm (Extra, Metro and Superstores)
Next home delivery slot: none currently available - but new slots are added throughout the day (last updated 09/04/20)
Update (07/04/20): Tesco has expanded its food delivery and click-and-collect capacity to around 780,000 delivery slots. Our research has found a few Tesco home delivery slots popping up occasionally, but we're not currently seeing any in the areas we're testing. Hopefully this changes as Tesco expands its capacity.
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis reached out to customers in a message two weeks ago: "We know that it's difficult right now to get a delivery slot for online shopping. We are at full capacity for the next few weeks and we ask those who are able to safely come to stores to do so, instead of shopping online, so that we can start to free up more slots for the more vulnerable."
Tesco has a decent selection of food items online, but getting hold of them at the moment can be tricky. Most brands are in stock, but eggs, hand soap and pasta are the exception, with some items sold out.
According to Tesco, new food delivery slots are offered up as and when they're available each day.
Hi there, thanks for getting in touch. New slots are opened up each day 3 weeks in advance at around 23:30 - 00:30. I hope that helps. TY - BarrieMarch 24, 2020
How to sign up for an account
Enter a valid email address and password, and confirm whether you have a Clubcard or not. You’ll receive one automatically upon registering if you don't. Fill in your personal details, including your phone number and UK Postcode. You can then select if you’d like to receive offers and vouchers from Tesco or not.
Benefits and perks
Online shoppers can collect Clubcard points and Tesco has begun price matching Aldi on both its own-brand and branded products. A Delivery Saver pass is also available for regular customers, and comes with the added benefit of priority delivery slots during the busy Christmas and Easter periods.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Customers who shop online are encouraged to shop in-store where possible to help free up delivery slots for the elderly customers and those who are self-isolating.
Due to increased demand, Tesco isn’t accepting any new Delivery Saver customers right now either. A restriction of only three items per customer on every product line is in place, and multi-buy promotions have also been removed.
An 80 items limit is now in place for all online orders.
Sainsbury's: Easter opening hours and food delivery
Sainbury's Easter opening hours
Sainsbury's will be open on Friday, Saturday and Monday, but most of its stores will be shut on Easter Sunday. To check whether your local store is open, use the Sainsbury's store locator page.
Good Friday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Saturday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Sunday: Closed, but some stores remain open
Easter Monday: 8am to 8pm
Next delivery slot: some slots are showing for April 14 - but new slots are added throughout the day (last updated 09/04/20)
Unless you’re already registered as a Sainsbury’s online customer, Sainsbury’s has paused all new online registrations.
Update (04/04/20): Sainsbury's will have almost doubled the amount of food delivery and click-and-collect slots on offer by Easter next week. The elderly and vulnerable are being prioritised, and we have seen an occasional free food delivery slots during our research, although currently there are none available in the areas we're testing.
In a message to customers, Sainsbury's Chief Executive Mike Coupe has provided more insight into how the company is delivering to the elderly or vulnerable: "Many of you have written to me to tell me you are elderly or vulnerable and are struggling to book online delivery slots. We are doing our absolute best to offer online delivery slots to elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers. These customers have priority over all slots."
Sainsbury's revealed that their customer Careline has had "one year's worth of contacts in two weeks". Mike Coupe went on to add, "I apologise to our regular online customers, who I know are feeling very frustrated at not being able to book slots. Please bear with us and I hope you can understand why we feel the need to prioritise elderly and vulnerable customers at the moment."
How to sign up for an account
Due to the huge increase in online orders, new registrations have been paused for the time being. To sign up for a Sainsbury’s online account, enter your email address and fill in your details on the following page. Once you’ve finished, you can start shopping.
Benefits and perks
You can collect and spend Nectar Points with each online food shop. A Delivery Pass is also available, which can help you save up to £156 per year.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Elderly customers and those deemed as vulnerable will be offered priority delivery slots.
We are continuing to work around the clock to feed the nation in these challenging times, and have taken further steps based on what you have told us in the past 24 hours. Please read the latest from our CEO Mike Coupe here: https://t.co/I0kBAX5fmL pic.twitter.com/Ud6bAVfmMSMarch 22, 2020
Asda: Easter opening times and food delivery
Asda Easter opening hours
Asda will be open on Friday, Saturday and Monday, but its stores will be shut on Easter Sunday.
Good Friday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Saturday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Sunday: Closed
Easter Monday: 8am to 8pm
Next delivery slot: none currently available (last updated 09/04/20)
Update (07/04/20): Asda is increasing its online capacity in the coming weeks, adding an extra 300,000 home delivery slots to its website, meaning a total of 700,000 slots will be released each week. Despite this, we still haven't found any home delivery or click & collect slots.
In an email to customers, Asda CEO Roger Burnley has shared some information regarding how the company is working to deliver online shopping: "We're providing our drivers with hand sanitiser and gloves, and making as many online shopping slots available as we can. We're encouraging those that are able to safely shop in person to do so - this allows us to deliver to the highly vunerable."
Roger Burnely went on to add "If you are self-isolating or have additional needs, please advise us in the 'other information' section when placing your order."
How to sign up for an account
Registering is quick and easy with Asda (it says as much on its website), simply enter your email, a password and then enter your delivery postcode and you’re good to go. You can choose whether to receive exclusive offers and the latest info from Asda too if you’d like.
Benefits and perks
Competitively priced and with a Delivery Pass available, Asda online shoppers can save up to £80 and £100 by choosing a 6-month or 12-month pass. Offers are clearly highlighted on the Asda website, so you’re never likely to miss a cracking deal.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Customers are limited to a three item maximum on all food, toiletries and cleaning products when ordering online.
When placing an online delivery order, anyone who is self-isolating is advised to fill in the ‘Other information’ section to advise where their order should be left, i.e. on the doorstep.
If you're self-isolating, Asda has introduced a Volunteer Shopping Card. You can top it up with the amount of money you'd like to spend, and send it to your volunteer of choice who can then do your shop for you.
Ocado
Next delivery slot: next-day delivery slots currently available for priority and non-priority customers (last updated 09/04/20)
Update (09/04/20): Ocado customers without priority access will be delighted to hear that from 18:00 today (April 9), 1,000 slots will be released on Friday, 5,000 slots will be released on Saturday, and 12,000 slots will be released on Sunday. However, you should check that a delivery slot is available before filling up your basket.
Customers without priority access area advised to check back at 18:00 today to see if there are any remaining next-day slots in your area.
The online supermarket has seemingly ditched its queuing system in favour of a daily update that states whether or not delivery slots are available.
Ocado has also brought order cut-off times forward, so customers are encouraged to complete their order in one session to avoid disappointment later. In an email to existing customers on 25 March, Ocado Retail CEO Melanie Smith has said that "no matter how hard we work, we will not have enough capacity to serve the unprecedented levels of demand".
She went on to say that "new delivery slots will be released every day for the coming week, as and when we have capacity".
It's currently unclear whether Ocado is allowing new customers. If you do not have a delivery booked already, Ocado's website notes that there is "limited availability over the next few days".
Thanks, Natalia, we’re doing everything we can to serve as many customers as possible and our teams are working around the clock. Please keep checking back on the website for updates on placing new orders and when new delivery slots will be available.- RubyMarch 24, 2020
How to sign up for an account
You can sign up to Ocado using a Facebook and PayPal account, or simply fill in your details such as your email address and postcode to register.Tick the box if you’d like to opt out of Ocado’s offers, vouchers and gifts before you hit ‘Register’.
Benefits and perks
New customers can enjoy three months free delivery with Smart Pass, and Ocado also offers one-hour delivery windows.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Ocado had to temporarily suspend its service due to high demand, but is now its back online. Customers can only book one delivery slot every seven days to free up more slots for other customers.
Some products are limited to one or two per order, and a small number of bulky items have been removed from sale to make more room in each delivery van. The company has shared how stockpiling has affected its service during the coronavirus outbreak.
Anytime Smart Pass members who joined before 2020 will be placed in a temporary priority queue so they can book a delivery slot each week. Ocado will send an email and text message between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00 to give members access to the queue.
We know our service has never been as important to the daily life of the country, and we want to keep you informed.This simple infographic explains why and how stock-piling food has affected our service and why putting limits on certain products is fair for everyone. pic.twitter.com/hU1A879KLVMarch 22, 2020
Morrisons: Easter opening times and food delivery
Morrisons Easter opening hours
Morrisons will be open on Friday, Saturday and Monday, but its stores will be shut on Easter Sunday.
Good Friday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Saturday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Sunday: Closed
Easter Monday: 8am to 8pm
Next delivery slot: none currently available (last updated 09/04/20)
Update 07/04/20: No new delivery slots are available today according to the Morrisons website. Morrisons has implemented a queuing system, which is for customers who wish to edit an order already placed and with a delivery date outside 72 hours.
How to sign up for an account
To sign up for a Morrisons online account, firstly enter your postcode to check if Morrisons deliver in your area. Once you’re given the all clear, enter your details and a password to register. You can also receive tailored offers, coupons and communications from Morrisons.
Benefits and perks
You can use a Facebook account to sign in, and Morrisons Quick Shop fills your trolley with the top things you might be wanting to buy with a single click. A Delivery Pass is also available with regular choices for those looking to do their weekly shop online.
Coronavirus measures and policies
Orders must be finalised 48 hours before delivery. Morrisons are working on introducing a number of measures to help reduce the amount of substitutes and missing items that some customers are encountering with their online food shops:
Hi! Sorry about that. We are experiencing a high demand at the moment which is causing the lack of availability & delivery slots. We're introducing a number of measures to ensure our customers can get the products they need and will communicate these when we can - MattMarch 24, 2020
Morrisons' £35 food box delivery
Two weeks ago Morrisons launched a food box delivery service that aimed to supply customers who can't get to the shops with essential items. "A Morrisons Food Box could be a real help if you can’t currently get to a store to stock up on essentials," says the site. "We will deliver a box of selected food and household items straight to your door.
Unfortunately, Morrisons' food box delivery service doesn't currently have any available delivery slots. The company says it is "doing everything we can to increase capacity" - and we'll let you know as soon as we find any new delivery slots.
Waitrose: Easter opening times and food delivery
Waitrose Easter opening hours
Waitrose will be open on Friday, Saturday and Monday, but its stores will be shut on Easter Sunday, apart from in Scotland.
Good Friday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Saturday: 8am to 8pm
Easter Sunday: Closed, apart from Scotland
Easter Monday: 9am to 6pm
Next delivery slot: none currently available - but new slots are added each day (last updated 09/04/20)
Update 07/04/20: Waitrose is prioritising the vulnerable and elderly by giving them priority access to its home delivery and Click & Collect slots, however, you can now at least check for delivery slots on the website.
Customers are advised to check back each day as new slots are added daily and to only book one slot per week.
Waitrose is still accepting new customer registrations and you can amend or cancel existing orders.
How to sign up for an account
Signing up to Waitrose is simple - just fill in your details, such as your address and contact number, then click ‘next’ and you can start shopping straight away.
Benefits and perks
Waitrose has a number of attractive introductory offers, including a £30 saving on your first three online grocery shops. The website also includes hundreds of recipes and lists the ingredients so you can quickly add them to your basket.
Coronavirus measures and policies
The company has paused its online voucher codes along with any offer incentives until further notice. Some products have are restricted for a limited time, with customers only allowed to buy a maximum of two packets of toilet roll and three of any specific grocery item.
Entertainment products are also no longer available to order online for the foreseeable future. Substitutions for online orders cannot be returned to your driver if they have been handled, and drivers will not enter homes.
All online deliveries will be bagged as well to make them easier to collect quickly.
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