A MAJOR DIY chain is set to close 221 stores for a full 24 hours and give staff a break this Easter.
has revealed its opening hours and will close all shops in and next Sunday.
However, its branches in will remain open between 7am and 8pm.
Wickes shops across England, Wales and Scotland will open as usual on and Easter Monday.
It is common practice for to adjust their opening hours during .
Bylaw, shops in England and Wales larger than 280 square metres in size have to shut on Easter Sunday andDay.
However, this does not apply to retailers in Scotland, hence why Wickes' Scottish stores will be open on Easter Sunday.
Wickes' Easter opening hours at its England and Wales stores will be as follows:
- Friday, April 18: 7am – 8pm
- Saturday, April 19: 7am – 7pm
- Sunday, April 20: Closed
- Monday, April 21: 7am – 8pm
These are the opening hours for its Scotland branches over Easter:
- Friday, April 18: 7am – 8pm
- Saturday, April 19: 7am – 7pm
- Sunday, April 20: 7am – 8pm
- Monday, April 21: 7am – 8pm
Of course, the opening hours for your local Wickes branch may vary from the above so it's worth checking ahead of an Easter Bank Holiday visit.
You can use the retailer's store locator tool to find your nearest store and its opening hours – wickes.co.uk/store-finder.
It comes after a number of other retailers and supermarkets revealed their Easter opening hours.
,, B&M and are all shutting branches on Easter Sunday.
How many more UK bank holidays are there in 2025?
There are plenty of to come in 2025:
England and Wales
- April 18, 2025 – Good Friday
- April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday
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- May 26, 2025 – Spring bank holiday
- August 25, 2025 – Summer bank holiday
- December 25, 2025 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2025 – Boxing Day
Scotland
- April 18, 2025 – Good Friday
- April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday
- May 5, 2025 – Early May bank holiday
- May 26, 2025 – Spring bank holiday
- August 25, 2025 – Summer bank holiday
- December 1, 2025 –(substitute day)
- December 25, 2025 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2025 –
Northern Ireland
- April 18, 2025 – Good Friday
- April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday
- May 5, 2025 – Early May bank holiday
- May 26, 2025 – Spring bank holiday
- July 14, 2025 –(Orangemen's Day) (substitute day)
- August 25, 2025 – Summer bank holiday
- December 25, 2025 – Christmas Day
- December 26, 2025 – Boxing Day
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