Christmas Retail Trading
Permanent Christmas trading hours were introduced in 2014 to benefit local businesses and shoppers by providing long-term certainty.
A copy of the gazettal of the change can be found here, with the actual opening hours this results in for the coming Christmas period below.
In addition to the permanent Christmas Trading hours in the lead-up to Christmas contained within the gazettal, a temporary (one-off) approval to increase trading hours this year following Christmas has also been received, with these hours also being included in the table below.
| Sunday 12th December 2021 | 10am to 4 pm |
| Monday 13th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 14th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Wednesday 15th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 16th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 17th December 2021 | 8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 18th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 19th December 2021 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 20th December 2021 | 8am to 9pm |
| Tuesday 21st December 2021 | 8am to 9pm |
| Wednesday 22nd December 2021 | 8am to 9pm |
| Thursday 23rd December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 24th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Saturday 25th December 2021 | Closed (Christmas Day) |
| Sunday 26th December 2021 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 27th December 2021 |
10am to 4pm |
| Tuesday 28th December 2021 | 10am to 4pm |
| Wednesday 29th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 30th December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 31st December 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Saturday 1st January 2022 | 10am to 4pm |
| Sunday 2nd January 2022 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 3rd January 2022 | 10am to 4pm |
It is important to note that these are the hours that retailers can be open however retailers are not required to open. Additionally, those businesses that hold a ‘Small Retail Shop Certificate’ can trade 24 hours a day, every day of the year.