March 10, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
“We should hold a small shopping basket at the supermarket and make a good plan for purchases,” deputy Interior Minister Stelios Petsas advised Greek consumers who apparently had no idea how to deal with their shrinking income eaten up by the high prices, the ongoing increases and an inflation constantly …
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December 15, 2021
Economy, FEATURED
Six in ten Greeks say that they will spend much less on Christmas shopping than they did last year. Reason are the price hikes and the higher energy cost as well as the insecurity with regards to the pandemic. The changes in the buying habits of consumers in the last …
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May 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece is preparing to lift several lockdown restrictions including the sending of sms to leave home, limited time for shopping, inter-regional travel and curfew. The country’s epidemiologists’ committee is meeting today, Tuesday, evaluating the epidemiological data. Their recommendations are to be taken into account by the government that takes the …
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April 25, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias and the general secretary for Trade and Consumers Protection, Panagiotis Stamboulidis announced the restriction measures during the Holy Week and the Greek Orthodox Easter as well the working conditions for shopping and restaurants. The measures include provisions for religious services and shorten night curfew …
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April 20, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Extended opening hours for retail stores ahead of the Easter holiday season will start on Thursday, April 22, while shops will also be permitted to open on Sunday, April 25. For shops in Attica, the Athens Chamber of Commerce has proposed that shop opening hours on Thursday, April 22, Friday, …
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February 23, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s government has found a new tool to enable citizens to do their shopping in retail stores with sms to a different five-digit number, other that the one they usually use to exit their homes. The new number will be used exclusively for shopping in retail, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos …
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January 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Shopping with click away and click inside retail stores has returned after several regional units and municipalities, including Attica and Athens have been place in tougher lockdown regime since Saturday, January 30, 2021. This systems are valid for retail only. Purchases at supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries etc as usual. Click …
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January 25, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The Greek government is planning an application to limit the time citizens are out of their homes and spend in shopping. The app QR Code is thought as another “creative” – but practically inapplicable – measure aiming to limit the spread of Covid-19. According to a model presented by ANT1 …
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January 15, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece announced on Friday to open retail stores and malls, services and churches on Monday January 18, 2021. At the same time it maintains lockdown restrictions such as night curfew, travel ban between regions, the mandatory use of masks and movement with per SMS. Citizens are free to do their …
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December 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Economy, FEATURED
Retail stores that are not allowed to open during the Christmas holidays can operate with click-away service, Greece’s Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced on Friday. The service is for shops with separate entrance but not for shops in malls or big shopping centers. The measure is in force from 13. …
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March 4, 2018
Turkey-GR
Residents in the broader area of Evros are boycotting shopping in Turkey demanding the release of the two Greek soldiers arrested last Thursday. This has triggered a big disappointment among shopkeepers on the other side of the borders as thousands of Greeks move every weekend to Turkey for shopping and …
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November 24, 2016
Society
For the first time, Greece introduces the Black Friday shopping although the country does not celebrate Thanksgiving. However, in Greece of the economic crisis, boosting sales and private sector revenues is the A and O of an economy that has been stagnating for the last 6-7 years. Therefore, we imported …
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May 16, 2010
News, Politics, Turkey-GR, Uncategorized, World GR
The wife of Turkish Prime Minister, Emine Erdogan, goes shopping in noble suburb Kolonaki. According to Greek Media she buys 7 pairs of High Heels within 45 minutes. The bill sums up to 983 Euros. She asks for reduction. She gets only 15% because shop rents in Kolonaki are high. …
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