Tesco is to close its Express stores in England early on Sunday if the Three Lions win their semi-final against the Netherlands.
The UK’s biggest grocer said its more than 1,800 Express stores will close at 7.30pm instead of the usual 10pm or 11pm to allow employees to watch a final involving England.
Tesco said the move would allow thousands of colleagues to get home or to the pub in time for kick-off, while still receiving their normal pay for those hours.
Those employees who do not want to watch the match will be also paid as normal. Should England beat the Netherlands on Wednesday, they will face Spain in Berlin at 8pm on Sunday for a chance to become the first England men’s team to win a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup.
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