Sainsburys No Longer 24 Hours

[Loz]

Lots of signs and leaflet up in Sainsburys DKH today informing one and all that the store will only open from 7am to midnight from next week.

I wonder if this is a wider Sainsburys business decision to lower costs. I thought their profits were OK? And DKH is apparently one of their more profitable stores.

[chez]

aww gutted- loved the days of going through the aisles full of machines and the radio playing at 2am

[Ladymuck]

How highly inconvenient...they could at least have consulted us who depend on the odd bar of chocolate at 3.00 am in the morning!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Not to mention cigarettes during those insomnia spells.

[citizenED]

Damn - now I can no longer play "dodge the overladen roll-pallette", "chicane through the strewn packaging", "avoid the "street" language of the shelf stackers" and "spot the open check-out", that was a night-time trip to DKH Sainsbos.

[buggie]

Oh must have misread leaflet - I saw it briefly (while in nights mode fug) and thought it was going to be 24hrs Mon am to midnight Fri, then 7-midnight on Saturday... not that I have an early hr shopping habit!

[bookhopper]

things cant be picture perfect 24/7? if you want empty aisles, your not gunna find it there! its always busy.

and from i read the leaflet, 7-00:00 mon-fri 7-10 sat and 11-5 sunday (im assuming they will still open for browsing at 10:30 on a sunday?!)

[Vik]

They're still open 24 hours Mon-Fri then they close at midnight Friday.

[PeckhamRose]

Phew, I often work evenings and depending on my mood I either come home via there, or go to Asda (Part Of The Walmart Family...) on Old Kent Road... So glad I still have that choice!

[jollybaby]

No am afraid it does look like the 24 hour opening is over - the leaflet and the announcements given yesterday in store definitely said the store will be shutting at midnight Mon - Fri

[Loz]

Vik Wrote:

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> They're still open 24 hours Mon-Fri then they

> close at midnight Friday.

Just rechecked in the store and, nope, no more 24 hour shopping from the 9 May. Bookhopper had it right:

7am - Midnight Mon-Fri

7am - 10pm Saturday

11am - 5pm Sunday

[JohnL]

Somebody here said it was the busiest UK Sainsburys

Well so much for that.

Maybe the Co-op can open 24/7 and win some custom :)

[ClareC]

Why the change?

[bookhopper]

proably a cost cutting? it must cost alot to have a security guard,till staff,all those people filling the store up over night?

[Vik]

Let's hope it means they will use the night time purely for shelf filling so that the aisles aren't packed full of roll cages and trolleys all day as usual!

[matthew123]

Big deal, when I was a lad the Co-op used to shut at 5 p.m. and if you missed that it meant a trip to the chippy for your supper :))

[reetpetite]

Vik Wrote:

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> Let's hope it means they will use the night time

> purely for shelf filling so that the aisles aren't

> packed full of roll cages and trolleys all day as

> usual!

Can't agree with you more that would be great.

[Domitianus]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Not to mention cigarettes during those insomnia

> spells.

What a wonderful opportunity you have been gifted to tackle your smoking and insomnia issues.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I have no issue with smoking except I can't when I'm asleep, so maybe the insomnia is a blessing. I shall just have to pretend I live in the country and get stocks in.

[Ladymuck]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I shall just have to pretend I live in the country

> and get stocks in.

Ditto bars of chocolate.

[buggie]

JohnL Wrote:

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> Somebody here said it was the busiest UK

> Sainsburys

>

> Well so much for that.

>

> Maybe the Co-op can open 24/7 and win some custom

> :)

... am sure the massive Sainsburys in Sydenham is much busier than ED Sainsburys.

[pommie]

must only be that sainsburys that is changing its opening hours as no mention of hours changing in my store.

I also would have thought the Sydnenham store was busier than DKH bearing in mind its a superstore

[Bic Basher]

The new opening hours match the Sydenham store.

[SimonM]

I don't think the DKH Sainsbury's is meant to be the "busiest", but the most profitable per square foot?