This is important to know which supermarkets are open on December 31st and January 1st, and at what times. Whoever has to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner and the New Year’s Eve lunch needs to organize themselves to do the last minute shopping for those fresh products that cannot be bought beforehand (such as fish), to stock up on all those small and large things necessary for preparation, but also to recover those ingredients forgotten in the previous shopping but essential for the recipes on the menu.
But not just for them: those who have the privilege of being among the guests also need to know which supermarkets are open on December 31st and January 1st. Maybe to buy a dessert to bring as a gift, or some bubbles to toast since there are never enough on New Year’s Eve. Here then where to go and information on the opening hours of individual stores and possible exceptions.
Supermarkets open on December 31st and January 1st
Esselunga On December 31st the closing in Esselunga supermarkets will be brought forward to 7pm. On January 1st, however, the sales points in all the Italian regions where the chain is present will be closed.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions, click on www.esselunga.it
The giant
Il Gigante closes early on December 31st between 7.30pm and 8pm. It closes on January 1st.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions, click on ilgigante.net
Hyper La Grande
Iper La Grande keeps its stores open with reduced hours and early closing between 7pm and 8pm on December 31st. On January 1st, the restaurants in its supermarkets will also close.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions click on www.iper.it/punti-vendita
Aldi
On December 31st Aldi supermarkets open on Sundays (8.30am – 8.30pm), while on January 1st they are closed.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions, click on www.aldi.it.
Carrefour
Each of the Carrefour stores – Iper, Market or Express – will have specific opening hours on public holidays. However, they will all be open on December 31st.
For details on each point of sale click on www.carrefour.it.
Conad
They will all be open on December 31st, but for the rest there is no univocal indication: each Conad store will observe different opening times and closures during the holidays of the Christmas period.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions on www.conad.it.
Pam
Pam supermarkets will remain open on December 31st from 8am to 7pm and closed on January 1st.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions, click on www.pampanorama.it.
Lidl
On December 31st the supermarkets of the LIDL chain will be open with reduced hours, i.e. from 8am to 8pm, and will remain closed on January 1st.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions, click on www.lidl.it
Coop
For Coop supermarkets the general rule is to remain open on 31 December with reduced hours – 08:00-18:00 – and to close on New Year’s Day, 1 January.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions, click on www.coop.it
Family
Famila supermarkets follow the same rule: opening with reduced and different hours depending on the store on New Year’s Eve, and closing on December 1st.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions click on www.famila.it.
Bennett
Bennet supermarkets will be open on December 31st. Closing is scheduled for January 1st.
For details on each point of sale and any exceptions click on www.bennet.com.
Other articles from La Cucina Italiana that might interest you:
This recipe has already been read 61 times!