Aldi has confirmed its opening times for stores in Sussex ahead of the late August bank holiday. The supermarket chain said standard opening hours will remain in place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 and stores will then be open until 8pm on Monday, August 26. Read more: Lidl reveals opening date of new Sussex supermarket The opening times of some stores may vary, so customers have been advised to check their local store on Aldi’s website before making their journey.
Aldi is also reminding customers in Sussex of the best time to shop ahead of what it expects to be a busy bank holiday weekend. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket has revealed that between 8am-9am and 7pm-10pm are the quietest times for customers to pick up their shopping in Sussex. Earlier this year, Aldi revealed four Sussex locations where it wants new stores .
It received over 4,000 requests during a public consultation on areas missing an Aldi, which it is using to develop its plans for new stores. Following the public consultation, Aldi has marked Burgess Hill, Crawley, Haywards Heath and Worthing as priority locations. Managing director of national real estate at Aldi UK Jonathan Neale said: “We want to make high-quality food accessible to all, but we can’t do that while there are still some towns and areas that either don’t have an Aldi or have capacity for additional stores.
"We recognise there is huge demand in certain regions for more stores, which is why we decided to get the public’s input .