2024 Christmas shopping hours: Find out what’s open over Christmas and New Year’s Eve

If you’re needing to stock up after Christmas or want to snap up a bargain in the Boxing Day sales, this is your full guide to today’s trading hours.

The festive season is here, and it is good to know when essential services will be open and when they will be closed.

Supermarkets will resume trading on Boxing Day after closing nationally on Christmas Day, but shoppers have been told to check their store’s opening hours to see if they are closed or have limited trading hours.

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will see some of the big retailers limit their normal trading hours and close stores in some states.

Coles’ trading hours will vary on Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in some stores. Picture: NewsWire / James Gourley

Coles

All Coles supermarkets will reopen on Boxing Day except in South Australia, where metro stores will be closed and regional stores open.

Supermarkets will open on New Year’s Day but will close earlier than usual, except for stores in Tom Price in WA and metro stores in South Australia which will be closed.

Woolworths stores will be closed nationally on Christmas Day and reopen on Boxing Day, but trading hours may vary from store to store throughout the New Year. NewsWire / Dean Martin

Woolworths

Woolworths will also reopen their stores on Boxing Day and continue trading throughout the New Year, but shoppers should check to see whether their store’s opening hours are limited.

Aldi

All stores will be open all days except for Christmas Day, but stores will have varying trading hours.

Shoppers have been asked to check what time their store is open on Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

A few liquor stores were open in Tasmania and Victoria on Christmas Day. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market, and Vintage Cellars

Liquor stores will reopen on Boxing Day except for Alice Springs, and Red Hill and Milton Village in Queensland, and a few stores in WA that will remain closed.

They will be open on New Year’s Eve but some stores may have limited trading hours, so shoppers should check their store’s opening hours.

On New Year’s Day stores will be open nationally, but some stores in WA will be closed.

Dan Murphy’s will close by 9pm on New Year’s Eve nationally. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Dan Murphy’s and BWS

All stores will reopen on Boxing Day and continue trading, but Dan Murphy’s stores will close by 9pm on New Year’s Eve.

All stores will be open on New Year’s Day but will have limited trading hours.

Convenience stores and service stations

Service stations have unrestricted trading hours and can open every day, as well as convenience stores such as 7-Eleven.

Westfield will be open until 9pm for the Boxing Day sales. Picture: NewsWire / Simon Bullard.

Westfield

Westfield shopping centres will be open until 9pm on Boxing Day for one of the biggest retail sales days of the year, after closing nationally on Christmas Day.

Centres will have varying trading hours on New Year’s Eve.

Westfields in Waringah Mall, the ACT and SA will be closed on New Year’s Day and other centres will have limited trading hours.

Originally published as 2024 Christmas shopping hours: Find out what’s open over Christmas and New Year’s Eve