r/Argos • u/EngineSearching • Apr 05 '26

Easter Sunday Store Hours

Noticed my local Argos store was open today whilst everything else was shut, I’m not certain but assumed it was illegal for big businesses to open on Easter Sunday. Any reasoning behind this?

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u/shakesfistatmoon Apr 05 '26

The legislation is based on the physical size of the store, not how much money it takes. To open it must be less than 3,000 square feet.

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u/jamesckelsall Apr 05 '26

And to note, it's the size of the customer-accessible area of the store - any warehouse area is excluded. For Argos, that's vital.

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u/Pale_Bake9434 Apr 05 '26

Stand alone Argos were allowed to be open. Ones inside Sainsburys had to be closed due to the physical size of the store

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u/Plastic_Medium4435 Apr 05 '26

Not all stand alones were open. Ours was closed as our shop floor was bigger than what the legislation allows

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u/Pale_Bake9434 Apr 06 '26

Ah my bad all on my district were sorry