Screwfix to shift to British Football Time

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Screwfix will be shifting their stores’ opening times to ‘British Football Time’ on June 23 to coincide with England’s crucial group C match against Slovenia.

Stores will be opening one hour earlier at 6am in order for the World Cup clash to fit around tradesmen’s working days.

John Mewett from Screwfix said:  “It’s fitting to shift opening hours for this important fixture. Most of our tradesman customers are football fans who will be following the World Cup closely and there will be huge interest from many in England games.

“The last World Cup was held in Germany in 2006 and Screwfix saw a surge in customers early in the day as tradesmen sought to get their work done before matches aired.”

Mewett added: “No other sport generates the same level of national pride as football.  We’re supporting football fans all the way and we would encourage other businesses to take our lead and change their hours to suit.”

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.