Rules for supermarket shopping in Tier 2 and Tier 3 - what are Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi rules and opening hours for Leeds lockdown

The study showed that for 44 per cent of people in Yorkshire, a weekly shop was a way of fighting with lockdown isolation feelings as one of the only times they could feel a sense of normal.

The chief executive officer and founder of Ubamarket, Will Broome, said: “Localised lockdowns have highlighted exactly how important local shops and supermarkets are to consumers.

“Their presence is absolutely paramount in our efforts to combat the difficulties brought about by the virus and the statistics show that where these people are finding much-needed relief when doing their weekly shop, the centrality of supermarkets has never been clearer.”

Supermarkets will remain open in all tiers, including the Tier 3 ‘Very High’ restricted areas, with face coverings still compulsory for customers, unless exempt, in all supermarkets.

Here are the latest rules and opening hours in Leeds for supermarkets:

When is Asda open, what are its opening hours and what are the shopping rules?

The majority of Asda supermarkets in Leeds are open until between 10pm and 12am each night, with Asda Killingbeck being the only Leeds store to be open 24 hours a day.

Asda have safety marshals stationed at the front of each store and in the aisles of more busy supermarkets to reiterate the face covering rules and remind customers to maintain social distancing.

The marshals also sanitise each basket and trolley handle before giving these to customers, in addition to Asda having applied a protective coating to all basket and trolley handles which creates an antimicrobial surface that limits the spread of bacteria.

When is Tesco open, what are its opening hours and what are the shopping rules?

The majority of Tesco stores now close at 10pm, with the exception of some Express and Metro stores which have reverted back to their original 11pm closing.

NHS staff, emergency services and care workers have priority entry into Tesco stores at all times.

Tesco have created separate entrances and exits at their stores where possible to make social distancing easier, along with hand sanitiser stations placed around stores.

Tesco will also limit the flow of people in stores at one time where needed to avoid stores becoming too congested.

When is Sainsbury’s open, what are its opening hours and what are the shopping rules?

The majority of main Sainsbury’s stores have opening hours from 7am until 10pm every day, except for on Sundays when the hours are 10am to 4pm.

NHS and care workers are given priority entry from 7.30am to 8am from Monday to Saturday, and elderly, vulnerable and disabled customers have priority entry from 8am to 9am on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Sainsbury’s also have customer sanitiser stations at the front of stores so that customers can sanitise their hands, baskets and trollies, in addition to baskets and trollies being regularly sanitised by those working at the stores.

Sainsbury’s have a queuing system outside stores in place and ask customers to stand two metres apart.

When is Aldi open, what are its opening hours and what are the shopping rules?

Aldi stores are open from 8am until 10pm every day with the exception of Sunday when opening hours are 10am to 4pm.

Their busiest hours are between 11am and 3pm so they are advising customers to shop around these times if possible.

Aldi have implemented a traffic light system outside stores where a green light shows customers they are allowed to enter and a red light asks them to wait until the store is less busy.