Nearly half of Dutch supermarkets open on Christmas Day
Forty-two percent of Dutch supermarkets will be open on Christmas Day, according to data from Openingstijden.nl. The availability increases significantly on the second day of Christmas, with 89 percent of supermarkets open nationwide, consistent with trends in recent years.
Openingstijden.nl analyzed the holiday hours of 3,902 supermarket locations from all major grocery chains in the Netherlands. This year's data covers supermarket chains such as Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Lidl, Aldi, Plus, and others. The data reveals that nearly 70 percent of municipalities will have at least one supermarket open on Christmas Day. On the second day of Christmas, this figure rises to nearly all municipalities.
The percentage of open supermarkets varies significantly across the country. In municipalities such as Enschede, Nijmegen, Amersfoort, and Emmen, only 3 percent of supermarkets will be open on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, in nine municipalities, including Zandvoort and Barendrecht, all supermarkets will be open.
On the second day of Christmas, regional disparities are less pronounced, with most municipalities having widespread availability. However, eight municipalities—including Borsele, Staphorst, and Neder-Betuwe—will have no open supermarkets on either day.
Openingstijden.nl has tracked holiday hours since 2013, when only 3 percent of supermarkets opened on Christmas Day. Between 2013 and 2021, the number of open supermarkets increased steadily. In recent years, however, the percentage has stabilized.
