Tesco Stores Shut Across The Island

Tesco has e-mailed some of its customers to inform them that its stores on the island will be closed while Storm Eowyn is in effect.

The email, sent late on Thursday, reads: ‘Due to red weather warnings, and to ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers, Tesco stores in your area will be closed tomorrow (Friday, 24 January).

‘This means Home Delivery and Click+Collect orders scheduled for Friday from these stores will be cancelled.

‘If you have a slot booked, we’ll contact you to confirm next steps.

‘Our stores will reopen when the red warning is lifted in your area and it’s safe to do so.

‘We’re sorry for the inconvenience.’

The e-mail also encourages customers to use its online store locator tool for opening information.

However, at the time of writing, all stores appear to be showing that they plan to open as normal.

A Tesco spokesperson added: ‘To ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers, our stores on the Isle of Man are closed today (Friday 24 January) as they fall within the red weather warning for Storm Éowyn.

‘We are very sorry for the inconvenience and thank our customers for their understanding.’

The spokesperson added that Tesco are currently working to update its store locater tool with the latest opening information.

It is understood that some supermarket branches could open later, after the red weather warning is lifted.