24 Hour Trading at Cefn Mawr Tesco to End

It has been announced today that 24 hour trading at one of Wrexham’s Tesco Supermarkets is to cease.

Tesco in Cefn Mawr is one 76 stores across the country that will stop 24 hour trading from Spring 2016.

Affected stores, which had previously been open 24 hours, will close their doors to customers between midnight and 6am.

Trading hours in the Tesco Extra store in Wrexham Town Centre will remain unchanged.

The move comes as Tesco look to ‘improve the shopping experience for customers’, with Tesco stating today: “The move to reduce hours means more Tesco colleague time will be freed up to replenish products on the shelves overnight, which will mean better availability of products and better looking stores when they open their doors to customers each morning.”

24 hour trading began in 1996 and approximately 400 stores are open 24 hours a day.

Tony Hoggett, Retail Director for Tesco said: “We’re always thinking about how to serve our customers better in each of our stores and with the growth of online grocery shopping, these stores saw very few customers during the night.

“It makes much more sense for colleagues at those stores to focus on replenishing the shelves instead and making sure they’re fully stocked when they open their doors at 6am.

“We’ll continue to make changes in store in ways that will make shopping at Tesco a better experience for our customers, at the times they want to shop.”

The changes will take effect between 14th March and 11th April 2016. Tesco state: “There will be no other change to the night operation in these shops, so the impact to colleagues is expected to be minimal.”