Is this the end of Tesco 24-hour opening? Supermarket giant cuts all-night hours at 20 more stores

TESCO is reducing the amount of 24-hour stores around the country by changing the opening hours of a further 20 shops.

The move could be a sign that 24-hour shopping is decreasing in popularity as online ordering takes over.

Now 76 out of the supermarket giant’s 400 stores will have limited shopping hours which will close at midnight and reopen at 6am – bad luck night owls.

Around 2,000 staff members’ jobs could now be affected by the cut and a 45-day talk has been launched with night shift workers.

Tesco UK chief operating officer, Tony Hoggett, said: “We’re making some changes to the way a small number of our stores operate to help us run them more simply and deliver the best possible service to customers.

“Where there have been changes to a colleague’s role we will work with them to ensure they are fully supported.”

Here are the latest stores to have axed 24-hour opening times:

1. Dundee South Road – Extra
2. Alloa – Extra
3. Craigmarloch – Superstore
4. Hartlepool – Extra
5. Eston Cleveland – Extra
6. Sunderland – Extra
7. Bradford Buttershaw – Superstore
8. Padiham – Superstore
9. Scarborough 2 – Superstore
10. Grimsby – Extra
11. Blackley Manchester – Superstore
12. Park Road – Extra
13. Leigh – Extra
14. Risca, Newport – Extra
15. Cannock – Superstore
16. Crewe – Extra
17. Mansfield – Extra
18. Stourbridge – Extra
19. Birmingham Aston Lane – Superstore
20. Birmingham Hodge Hill – Superstore

Tesco reported that the move would enable the night shift staff to refill shelves to boost the appearance of the stores and make sure items are available to customers.

The chief executive Dave Lewis is now aiming to revive the supermarket’s brand by redesigning its operations to improve the customer experience.

Following this, a change in the stores range is expected, and heads of Tesco hope to further relationships with suppliers to improve its services for customers.