It’s only a handful of sleeps until Santa arrives.

And with Christmas Day on the horizon, ALDI has revealed new information on the best time to to the food shop in Cork during the lead-up.

The budget supermarket says that hitting the aisles between 8am and 9am is typically the quietest time for customers to pick up their festive shopping, though between 7pm and 10pm can also be a good time to shop in the days leading up to Christmas.

Meanwhile, the retailer is expecting today, Thursday, December 19th to be one of the quieter days to visit stores, as well as Tuesday, December 24th for those happy to leave it until the very last minute.

In anticipation of a busy few days before Christmas, ALDI has extended its opening hours until 11pm on Monday, December 23rd, giving customers extra time to stock up on festive favourites ahead of the big day.

ALDI stores will close for three days over the holidays, with the retailer giving a well-earned break to store colleagues on 25th and 26th December 25th and 26th for Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day, as well as New Year’s Day on January 1st.