The opening hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day differ from regular working days. We’ll tell you how long you can shop at the turn of the year.
Shops are not open as usual on New Year’s Eve and New Year. (Source: gyn9037 /depositphotos.com)
- There are different opening hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
- These can vary greatly from region to region.
- You also have to adjust to changed opening hours for delivery services.
Are you still missing something for the raclette, you forgot the champagne to toast or the Bluetooth box gave up the ghost just in time for New Year’s Eve? No problem. Because December 31st is not a public holiday. So you can do last-minute errands on New Year’s Eve both in the supermarket and in retail. However, you should get up early for this.
Because December 31st is not a public holiday. Nevertheless, similar to Christmas Eve, the opening hours of the shops differ greatly from those on regular working days. You can usually not shop in the supermarket or at Saturn, Media Markt and Co. until 8 or even 10 p.m. on these days.
Opening hours on New Year’s Eve
The reason for this is the shop closing law, which prescribes certain closing times for December 31st. However, these vary by state. For example, supermarkets in Bremen have to close at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. In other federal states, such as Bavaria, there are no specific regulations for New Year’s Eve. Nevertheless, the shops here often close earlier of their own accord.
Below we have listed the opening hours of, among other things, large supermarket and technology chains and such as Rewe, Lidl, Aldi, Saturn and Co.:
| Laden | December 31 | 1st of January |
|---|---|---|
| Aldi | 7 a.m. to 2 p.m | closed |
| Edeka | 7 a.m. to 2 p.m | closed |
| Familia | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m | closed |
| Lidl | 7 a.m. to 2 p.m | closed |
| Net | not known | closed |
| Penny | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m | closed |
| Real | 7 a.m. to 1 p.m | closed |
| rewe | 6 a.m. to 6 p.m | closed |
| Gorillas | 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m | closed |
| Considerable | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m | closed |
| Picnic | 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m | closed |
| Rewe delivery service | not known | closed |
| Kaufland | not known | closed |
| Saturn | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m | closed |
| Media Markt | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m | closed |
| Cyberport | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m | closed |
| Kaufhof | not known | closed |
| Karstadt | not known | closed |
Opening hours on New Year’s Eve of supermarkets & tech. Etc.
Since the opening times can vary greatly from region to region, you should pay attention to the notices in your regular branch or check them on the following websites:
New Year’s opening hours
New Year, on the other hand, is a public holiday, so most shops are usually closed. However, there are exceptions. Petrol stations or supermarkets in train stations and at airports are usually open longer on New Year’s Eve and also on New Year’s Day. Sometimes they are not allowed to sell all goods on New Year’s Day.
Do gorillas and co. deliver on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s?
Delivery services such as Flink, Gorillas or the Rewe delivery service deliver on New Year’s Eve. However, the opening times are shortened. For example, Flink only delivers until 6 p.m. on December 31st. There is no delivery on New Year’s Day.
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