Full list of Christmas opening times for every major shopping centre in Scotland

MAJOR shopping centres across Scotland have confirmed the days people will be able to visit over Christmas and New Year.

Most stores are closed on certain days over the festive period to give their staff a well-deserved break.

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But bosses have now revealed which stores will be open late for last-minute Christmas shoppers.

All of the shops are set to shut on Christmas Day, but some shopping centres will also keep their doors shut on Boxing Day.

Opening and closing times vary for the shops that have remained open on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

This will remain the case when the New Year hits with shops changing their opening hours again.

Shopping centres across the country have announced the changes to their operating hours in early January.

As a result, shoppers are being urged to plan their trips carefully in advance over the whole festive period.

While the shopping centres, in general, have shared their opening hours, bosses explained that specific shops may have different operating times.

Some specific stores may close or open at times that don’t match the shopping centre they are located in.

So shoppers have urged people to check store times before making the journey.

We’ve rounded up a full list of all of Scotland’s major shopping centres’ opening and closing times over the festive season.

Aberdeen

Bon Accord:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 22: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-7pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 11am-5pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 9-am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED

Union Square:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-8pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-4pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-8pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-6pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-8pm

Ayrshire

Ayr Central Shopping Centre:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 22: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-6pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-4pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-5pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-5pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-6pm

Rivergate Shopping Centre in Irvine has not yet released its festive opening hours.

Borders

Caledonia Park Designer Outlet, Gretna:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-6pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-6pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-6pm

Dundee

Overgate:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-7pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-7pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-Close
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm

Wellgate has not yet released its festive opening hours.

Edinburgh

Fort Kinnaird:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-9pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-9pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 9am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 9am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-9pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: 9am-6pm
• Thursday, January 2: 9am-8pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-8pm

Gyle (M&S, Boots and Mall Food Court hours will range between the following hours):

• Friday, December 20: 7am-10pm
• Saturday, December 21: 6am-9pm
• Sunday, December 22: 8am-9pm
• Monday, December 23: 6am-10pm
• Christmas Eve: 6am-6pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 8am-7pm
• Saturday, December 28: 8am-8pm
• Sunday, December 29: 9am-7pm
• Monday, December 30: 8am-9pm
• New Year’s Eve: 8am-6pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 8am-7pm
• Friday, January 3: 8am-9pm

Ocean Terminal (cinema and restaurant times may differ):

• Friday, December 20: 10am-8pm
• Saturday, December 21: 10am-7pm
• Sunday, December 22: 11am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 10am-8pm
• Christmas Eve: 10am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-8pm
• Friday, December 27: 10am-8pm
• Saturday, December 28: 10am-7pm
• Sunday, December 29: 11am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 10am-8pm
• New Year’s Eve: 10am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: Most of the shops will be closed but cinema and restaurants will be open
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-8pm
• Friday, January 3: 10am-8pm

St James Quarter:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-9pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-9pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-7pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-9pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 9am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-8pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-8pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: 12pm-5pm
• Thursday, January 2: 9am-8pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-8pm

Waverley Market:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-8pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-8pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-8pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-8pm
• Sunday, December 29: 9am-8pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-8pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED

Fife

Kingsgate, Dunfermline:

• Friday, December 20: 7am-8pm
• Saturday, December 21: 7am-8pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 7am-9pm
• Christmas Eve: 6am-6pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 7am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 7am-7pm
• Saturday, December 28: 7am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 7am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 7am-6pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 7am-6pm
• Friday, January 3: 7am-6pm

Kingdom Shopping Centre in Glenrothes has not yet released its festive opening hours.

Tesco Christmas shopping chaos warning

TESCO shoppers have been warned of Christmas shopping chaos as workers are set to take strike action.

Stores across Scotland face empty shelves and disruption to online orders in the run up to the festive period.

Unite, the UK’s leading union, have announced strike action in a dispute over pay. 

The action is a result of the supermarket giant’s four per cent pay offer which is below the current retail price index inflation rate of six per cent.

Tesco staff will walk out on Monday December 20 and will not return before Christmas.

The workers also include warehouse staff and HGV drivers based at Tesco’s Livingston Distribution Depot – which provides stock to all Tesco stores across the country.

The workforce is angry that Tesco is offering real terms pay cuts while the supermarket giant is projecting an operating profit of £2.6billion for the current financial year.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Tesco is a multi-billion pounds profitable company built on the back of our members. 

“We are talking about the UK’s largest and wealthiest retailer, and the best they offer their workers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty during the pandemic is a real-terms pay cut. 

“Unite always prioritises the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and it will be giving its full support to our members based in Livingston until this dispute is resolved.”

Glasgow

Buchanan Galleries:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-7pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-7pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-6pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-6pm

Glasgow Fort:

• Friday, December 20: 10am-midnight
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-10pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-midnight
• Monday, December 23: 10am-midnight
• Christmas Eve: 10am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 8am-7pm
• Friday, December 27: 10am-10pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 10am-10pm
• New Year’s Eve: 10am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: Only selected stores open
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-10pm
• Friday, January 3: 10am-10pm

Princes Square:

• Friday, December 20: 10am-7pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-5pm
• Monday, December 23: 10am-7pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 11am-5pm
• Friday, December 27: 10am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 10am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 10am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 11am-5pm
• Friday, January 3: 10am-6pm

Silverburn:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-10pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-8pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-8pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-10pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-6pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-7pm
• Friday, December 27: 10am-9pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-7pm
• Monday, December 30: 10am-9pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-7pm
• Friday, January 3: 10am-9pm

St Enoch:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-8pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-8pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-7pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-8pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-6pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-6pm

Inverness

Eastgate Shopping Centre:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-5.30pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-5.30pm
• Sunday, December 22: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-5.30pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-4pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 9am-5.30pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-5.30pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-5.30pm
• Sunday, December 29: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-5.30pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-4pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 9am-5.30pm
• Friday, January 3: 9am-5.30pm

Livingston, West Lothian

Livingston Designer Outlet:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-7pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-7pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-4pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 9am-7pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-7pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 29: 9am-7pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-7pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-4pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED

Perth

St John’s Shopping Centre:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-6.30pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-6.30pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-5pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-6.30pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-4.30pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-4pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 11am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-4.30pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-5pm

Renfrewshire

Braehead Shopping Centre:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-10pm
• Saturday, December 21: 8am-8pm
• Sunday, December 22: 8am-8pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-10pm (some stores open until midnight)
• Christmas Eve: 8am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 10am-9pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6.30pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 10am-9pm
• New Year’s Eve: 10am-7pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 10am-6pm

Stirling

The Thistles Shopping Centre:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-7.30pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-7.30pm
• Sunday, December 22: 10am-6pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-7.30pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 10am-5pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-5.30pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-5.30pm
• Sunday, December 29: 10am-5pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-5.30pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-5pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 9am-5.30pm

West Dunbartonshire

Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank:

• Friday, December 20: 9am-7pm
• Saturday, December 21: 9am-7pm
• Sunday, December 22: 9am-7pm
• Monday, December 23: 9am-7pm
• Christmas Eve: 9am-6pm
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 9am-6pm
• Friday, December 27: 9am-6pm
• Saturday, December 28: 9am-6pm
• Sunday, December 29: 9am-6pm
• Monday, December 30: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Eve: 9am-6pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Thursday, January 2: 9am-6pm

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