Coronavirus: Eastbourne supermarket opening times for NHS staff and elderly

Supermarkets across Eastbourne have amended their opening times to deal with demand following the coronavirus outbreak.
By Ginny Sanderson
Published 23rd Mar 2020, 10:18 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2020, 08:59 BST
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Many chains are now offering specific times for NHS staff to have the opportunity to shop, as well as the elderly, disabled and vulnerable.

Here are the altered times for stores across Eastbourne.

Tesco

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Tesco, Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne

Tesco introduced a special shopping hour for its workers and NHS staff from Sunday (March 22) onwards. Those eligible will be able to browse an hour before traditional shop opening hours every Sunday.

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In a statement, Tesco said: “All we ask is that they bring a form of ID with them to store, such as an NHS staff card.”

Asda

Asda is closing its 24 hour stores between 12am and 6am on a temporary basis. It will be prioritising NHS workers in larger stores like the Crumbles one every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 9am.

Sainsbury’s

From Monday (March 23), all Sainsbury’s will be open from 8am-8pm, Monday to Saturday.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Sainsbury’s will dedicate an hour from 8am-9am to serving elderly, disabled, and vulnerable customers, as well as NHS and social care workers.

Aldi

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From Monday to Saturday, Aldi will be open between 8am and 8pm. Sunday opening hours remain the same – 10am to 4pm.

Lidl

Lidl is opening an hour earlier than usual in order to let elderly customers do their shopping.

Iceland

Each day, elderly shoppers can now visit between 8am - 9am to get their shopping first. The final hour of trading Monday to Saturday will also be for NHS staff only.

Morrisons

The supermarket has introduced an NHS hour at all of their stores every day, Monday to Saturday from 7am to 8am.

M&S

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M&S has announced it will give the first hour of every Tuesday and Friday morning to NHS and emergency service workers.

Waitrose

Although opening times have not yet changed, Waitrose has measures in place for the elderly, the vulnerable and those who look after them, with a prioritised and dedicated shopping hour every day. This is the first opening hour of the shop.

Co-op

At Co-op there will be a dedicated daily shopping hour for the elderly, vulnerable, NHS, social care and emergency workers from 9.30am to 10.30am which others are asked to respect.

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