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<\/p>\nSEVERAL major high street chains have confirmed the closures of their stores for at least one day during the busy Christmas period.<\/p>\n
While most stores pull down the shutters on\u00a0Christmas Day, there are several that keep the well-deserved break running until December 27.<\/p>\n
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This includes budget supermarkets Aldi, Iceland and Lidl.<\/p>\n
As well as the big-name high street discounters Home Bargains and Poundland.<\/p>\n
Stores will be\u00a0closed on Boxing Day\u00a0in order to give staff some much-needed time off.<\/p>\n
We've listed everything you need to know.<\/p>\n
Aldi\u00a0will be pulling down the shutters on all of its shops so its staff can spend more time with their families.<\/p>\n The discounter will close on Boxing Day, a day which tends to be pretty busy for shoppers.<\/p>\n This is on top of being shut on\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Day, as it is every year.<\/p>\n Richard Thornton, communications director at Aldi, said:\u00a0"We recognise that Christmas is an important\u00a0time for many of our colleagues,\u00a0and keeping our stores closed\u00a0on\u00a0Boxing Day\u00a0gives them more time to spend with their families.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "Customers will have plenty to look forward to in the run-up to Christmas, with more of\u00a0Aldi's brand-new Christmas ranges\u00a0arriving in stores over the next<\/span> few weeks."<\/p>\n Home Bargains\u00a0will be pulling down the shutters on all of its shops in order to give staff a well deserved break.<\/p>\n The retailer will close on December 26, a day which tends to be pretty busy for shoppers, as well as New Year's Day on January 1.<\/p>\n This is on top of being shut on\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Day as it is every year.<\/p>\n Home Bargains said the move is designed to enable its colleagues to "enjoy the festivities" and spend time with loved ones.<\/p>\n The discounter has also announced that all of its stores will close early on Christmas Eve too, shutting their doors at 5pm instead of the usual 8pm or 9pm.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Home Bargains said: "We know how hard all our colleagues have worked throughout the year.<\/p>\n "Being a family-run\u00a0business, we recognise the importance of spending quality time with our loved ones.<\/p>\n "Therefore, we feel it is only right to support our valued store teams by giving them extended time off around Christmas and New Year."<\/p>\n Iceland\u00a0will be pulling down the shutters on all of its shops so its staff can spend more time with their families.<\/p>\n The frozen food specialist will close on\u00a0Boxing Day, it confirmed to The Sun.<\/p>\n This is on top of being shut on\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Day, as it is every year.<\/p>\n Lidl\u00a0will pull down the shutters on all of its shops on\u00a0Christmas Day\u00a0and\u00a0New Year's Day.<\/p>\n The retailer, which has 960 stores across the UK, said that most of its shops will also remain closed on\u00a0Boxing Day.<\/p>\n Lidl has closed its doors on Boxing Day for the past few years.<\/p>\n Poundland\u00a0will be pulling down the shutters on all of its shops in order to give staff a "well-earned break".<\/p>\n The retailer will close on Boxing Day (December 26), a day which tends to be pretty busy for shoppers, as well as New Year's Day on January 1.<\/p>\n This is on top of being shut on\u00a0Christmas Day, as it is every year.<\/p>\n Simon Wells, people director at Poundland said: "We really appreciate how hard our colleagues work during the year and closing the stores on these additional days over Christmas and New Year is our way of saying thank you to them \u2013 not least because this quarter has been especially busy with new store openings.<\/p>\n "Their efforts are appreciated and we hope they enjoy a well-earned break with family and friends over the festive period."<\/p>\n Poundland has closed its doors on Boxing Day for the past three years.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NINTCHDBPICT000776684567-1.jpg\")
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Lidl<\/h2>\n
Poundland<\/h2>\n