Aldi and Iceland have announced they will be closing all stores across the borough on Boxing Day.
Iceland were first to make an announcement around festive closing yesterday.
The frozen food retailer’s managing director, Richard Walker, tweeted that stores will close to give colleagues a “well-earned rest with their friends & families”.
Iceland has stores in Arnold and Carlton.
Aldi today said they would also be closing stores on Boxing Day.
The discount retailer said it will be shutting its doors on Boxing Day as a “thank you” to its employees for their hard work.
The chain also announced it is to create around 3,000 jobs across the UK ahead of the festive period, as it gears up for its “biggest-ever Christmas”
It is aiming to fill over 2,000 temporary and full-time store positions to help replenish stock and provide additional assistance to customers.
“This year we’re recruiting more people than ever over the Christmas period to support the growing number of customers that are switching to Aldi,” Aldi UK recruitment director Kelly Stokes said.
“That includes a mix of temporary and permanent positions, as well as looking to fill both in-store roles and positions at our regional distribution centres.
Aldi has stores in Arnold, Mapperley and Netherfield.
