Guide to the Opening Hours of Supermarkets in S’pore During CNY 2021

After what has largely been a dire 2020, the upcoming CNY period certainly feels like a breath of fresh air – or a bite of Ferrero Rocher if that floats your boat. After all, you need no longer think (so much) about a life-threatening disease, but instead have the luxury to prepare yourself for loads of good food, dozens of ang pows, and of course, the side profiles of your favourite relatives.

But here’s the thing. Though you would love to treat your favourite relatives to just plain bread and water, the fact remains that as a prospective host, you have to fulfill certain obligations.

Including the conventional CNY goodies and relevant essentials.

And though you may consider yourself Mr/Mrs Prepared, there’s always the off chance that something slipped your mind, which naturally begets the desperate dilemma:

Where do I make up for my mistake during this busy period?

Well, if that’s your concern, we are glad to squash it flat.

Here at Goody Feed, we believe in doing good (and also earning more from advertisements), and as such have compiled a list of operating hours pertaining to your favourite supermarkets this festive season.

With this guide, your shopping itinerary can be fulfilled at any time, even fifteen minutes into your reunion dinner when you realise you’ve forgotten the BoBo Cheese fishballs.

Guide to the Opening Hours of Supermarkets in S’pore During CNY 2021

NTUC FairPrice

In light of the upcoming festive period, NTUC has extended its opening hours.

129 of its outlets will stay open on 12 February 2021 – the first day of CNY.

Meanwhile, 28 outlets will work around the clock on CNY Eve (11 Feb) – a notion that would surely appeal to all the last-minute ingredient procurers out there. 121 Fairprice stores and Mobile Trucks will open till 5:00 p.m.

Online grocery shopping will also remain as an availability from 11 to 13 February, via Fairprice Online.

Deliveries will, however, only occur within the 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. time window.

On 13 February 2021, all Fairprice outlets will revert to their routine opening hours.

For more information regarding the opening hours of your intended NTUC outlet, you may click here.

Sheng Siong

Sheng Siong has miraculously made a windfall amidst the pandemic, and they have rewarded their employees handsomely for it.

So it’s little wonder why they would be extra stoked to serve annoying guests this festive period.

According to the supermarket chain, several outlets will employ extended opening hours until 10 February 2021.

During this period, all 24-hour stores will operate as per usual.

Outlets that have had their shopping hours extended to 24 hours are as follows:

• Jalan Bahar (30/01/2021)
• Yishun Central 925 & Woodlands Industrial Park E7 (01/02/2021)
• Loyang Point 258 (09/02/2021)
• Junction Nine, Junction Ten & Upper Thomson 200 (10/02/2021)

For the full list, you can check here.

On 11 February 2021, the eve of Chinese New Year, all stores will operate until 4:00 p.m.

From 12 to 13 February, 25 stores will remain open, operating from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You can check out the full list here.

On 14 February 2021, all stores will open for business as usual.

Giant

For a long time, Giant has wished us all a “big, fat year”.

And it appears that the supermarket chain is set to continue that trend this year with its work rate.

This year, all Giant stores will be operating during the Chinese New year holidays.

From 10 to 13 February, all Giant outlets, save for those at Suntec City, Paya Lebar Square, IMM, Sembawang Shopping Center and NTU, will be operating on a 24/7 basis.

As for the five mentioned outlets, their operating hours are as follows:

• Suntec City: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Paya Lebar Square: 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• IMM: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (10 Feb), 8:00 a.m. to Midnight (11 Feb), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (12 and 13 Feb)
• Sembawang Shopping Center: 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (10 Feb), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (11 Feb), 9:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. (12 Feb), 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (13 Feb)
• NTU: 8:00 a.m. to Midnight

You can check the list here.

Cold Storage

Cold Storage may be comparably more atas than the rest on this list, but it appears that the prestigious-sounding brand will not be deviating from the rest of the pack this CNY.

All outlets, with the exception of Takashimaya on 12 and 13 February, will remain open throughout the festive period.

Six outlets will also operate on a 24/7 basis:

• Cluny Court
• Holland Village
• Jelita
• Siglap Village
• Rail Mall
• Serangoon Nex

For the rest of the outlets, operating hours tend to vary minimally. You can check the full list here.

Prime Supermarket

Commonly nestled within the heartlands, the Prime Supermarket chain has served the masses faithfully for the last few decades…

And it’s no different this CNY.

From 11 to 14 February 2021, six outlets will operate on a 24/7 basis:

• Bedok South 18
• Compassvale 263
• Hougang106
• Jurong West 962
• King George 803
• Punggol Field 108

The rest of the stores will close at 5:00 p.m. on 11 February.

On 12 February, all outlets, except for the aforementioned 6 and Bukit Batok 159, will remain closed.

On 13 February, all outlets, except for the aforementioned 6, Bukit Batok 159 and Joo Seng 01, will remain closed.

All outlets will revert to their normal business operations on 14 February.

You can check the full schedule here.

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