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Emily Sleight

Shops closed for the Queen's funeral: Primark, Home Bargains, B&M, Asda opening times

Today is a bank holiday in honour of the Queen's funeral and many shops will be closed for the day.

The majority of supermarkets and high street stores will close as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Balmoral Castle aged 96. She was Britain's longest reigning monarch.

The Queen’s funeral cortege will arrive at Westminster Abbey at 11am this morning. Many supermarkets and stores have confirmed their closure for today and we've got the full confirmed list.

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Aldi

Aldi has confirmed it will close all its stores for the Queen's funeral. On Twitter, the company said: "As a mark of respect, all Aldi stores across the UK will close on Monday September 19 to allow our store colleagues to pay tribute to Her Majesty The Queen."

Morrisons

Morrisons will also be closing its stores for the day of the Queen's funeral as a mark of respect.

H&M

Popular high street store H&M has confirmed its closure for today. A spokesperson said: "We extend our sincere condolences on the death of Her Majesty The Queen to the Royal Family and to everyone affected by this news. As a mark of respect, we will be closing all H&M stores in the UK on the day of the State Funeral, Monday 19th September."

Primark

Primark confirmed it will shut all its 191 high street stores today. The popular fashion chain said its stores will reopen for normal hours tomorrow.

A Primark spokeswoman said: "Our stores, depots and head office in the UK will be closed on Monday September 19 to give our colleagues the opportunity to pay their respects and watch the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We will reopen as normal on Tuesday September 20."

You can light a candle for Queen Elizabeth II here or leave a tribute to her here .

John Lewis

John Lewis has confirmed it will also shut all its stores as a mark of respect, this also includes Waitrose supermarkets as part of The John Lewis Partnership.

Sainsbury’s & Argos

All Sainsburys supermarkets and Argos stores will be closed today. This also includes Groceries Online and Argos Fast Track delivery. Convenience stores and petrol filling stations will be open from 5pm-10pm to allow our customers to pick up essential items and select stores in central London will open to serve those attending the funeral.

Cheshire Oaks

Cheshire Oaks will shut all 145 of its stores today and reopen tomorrow. In a statement, a Cheshire Oaks spokesperson said: "Following the sad news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away, we are joining the nation in mourning as we close our UK centres on Monday, September 19th, the day of Her Majesty's funeral. The Cheshire Oaks Centre will resume normal trading hours on Tuesday, September 20th."

Asda

Supermarket giant Asda closed all of its stores from midnight yesterday and will be shut until 5pm on today. It will reopen after the funeral service. There will be no online deliveries today either.

Tesco

Larger Tesco supermarkets will close today and the smaller Express stores will shut until 5pm. Tesco UK chief executive John Tarry said: "We want to express our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, as well as our gratitude to Her Majesty The Queen for her unwavering service."

Co-op

Co-op stores will close until 5pm today when they will reopen for customers.

M&S

Marks and Spencer stores will be closed all day with some 'limited exceptions'. There will be no customer delivery services.

Lidl

Supermarket Lidl will also be closed today. A spokesperson from LIDL said: "In honour of Her Majesty and to allow our colleagues to pay their respects, we will be closing all of our stores across England, Scotland and Wales on the day of the funeral. Thank you to everyone for your understanding."

Poundland

All 770 UK Poundland stores will close today and staff scheduled to work will receive their pay in full.

River Island

A spokeswoman for River Island has also confirmed that stores will be closing today.

B&Q

B&Q will close all of its UK stores today. Click and collect and home delivery services will also be suspended.

Dreams

Dreams chief executive Jonathan Hirst said: "Our heartfelt sympathy and thoughts are with the royal family at this sad time. We will be closing all areas of our business, including our stores, and pausing all deliveries on Monday September 19 so that our colleagues can come together with the rest of the country to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

Lush

Lush will be closing its stores for the Queen's funeral. A spokesperson said: "As a mark of respect, we're closing the UK and Northern Ireland shops on Monday."

IKEA

Ikea will close today for the Queen's funeral. A spokesperson for IKEA said: "Out of respect for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to allow our co-workers to pay their respects, all IKEA stores and business operations across the United Kingdom will be closed on Monday 19th September."

B&M

B&M has confirmed it will close today. A spokesperson from B&M said: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen. We would like to express our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, as well as our gratitude to Her Majesty, The Queen for her lifetime of unwavering service.

As a mark of respect, all B&M stores across the UK will be closed on Monday 19th September to commemorate the passing of our late monarch."

Currys

Popular tech store Currys has also confirmed its closure for the day.

Dunelm

A spokesperson from Dunelm said: "On Monday 19th September, as a mark of our respect for Her Majesty The Queen, we will be closing all Dunelm stores and pausing delivery, Click & Collect and customer services. We will reopen on Tuesday 20th September."

Homebase

A spokesperson from Homebase said: ‘We join the country in mourning the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II and will be closing our stores on the day of her funeral, Monday 19 September.’ It added that the decision had been made ‘so our team members can choose to mark her incredible life of service.’

Apple stores

Apple stores across the UK will reportedly close for the day.

WH Smith

WH Smith stores will be closed for the day. WH Smith Travel stores will also be closed for 'at least the duration of the funeral'.

Halfords

Stores, garages, and support centres will be closed, and Halfords Mobile Experts will not be operating.

Home Bargains

Home Bargains will also be closed for the day. A spokesperson for Home Bargains said: "We send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family at this difficult time.

"All Home Bargains stores will be closed on Monday 19th September to allow our colleagues and customers the opportunity to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

Next

Clothing retailer Next will close for the day.

Matalan

Clothing retailer Matalan has also confirmed it will not be open today.

Zara

Zara will close on the day as a mark of respect.

Waterstones

Book retailer Waterstones will also not be open today.

Wilko

Wilko will also shut for the day. Jerome Saint-Marc, wilko CEO, said: “The whole Wilko family continues to mourn the loss of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

“As a mark of respect, we will be closing our stores all day on Monday 19 th September so that team members can commemorate the life and service of Her Majesty with their families.”

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