Home Bargains announces Boxing Day and New Year’s Day store closures so staff can ‘relax’

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Outside a Home Bargains store at night / Credit: Home Bargains (via Facebook)

Home Bargains has announced it’ll be closing all its stores across the UK on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day once again this year.

It’s to make sure staff get a “well-deserved break”.

After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become its now-annual tradition of shutting up shop on two bank holidays.

Confirming the move in a post across all its social media platforms, the why discount retailer said: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day.

“We would like to thank all our staff for how hard they have worked this past year, and want them to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with loved ones.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.

Many shoppers will remember it made the same decision to give hardworking staff the days off in every year since 2019 – with 2020 and 2021 perhaps the most-needed as a break from the hectic working environments and schedules brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.

“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”

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As it does pretty much every year, Home Bargains’ decision to close all stores on the two bank holidays again for this festive season has been met with lots of praise by customers online – with the retailer’s social media post having racked up tens of thousands of interactions.

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