December 28, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The holiday opening hours for retail shops resume on Wednesday, ahead of the New Year. Shops will be open from 09:00 until 21:00 on week days and from 09:00 until 18:00 on Saturdays. Shops will also open on Sunday, December 31 from 11:00 until 18:00. Shops will be closed on …
Read More »
April 6, 2023
Lifestyle, Society
The holiday working hours for shops and stores during the period leading up to Orthodox Easter starts on Thursday, April 6. According to the trade association of Athens the proposed working hours for Athens’ stores during the Easter holiday season, is as follows: Thursday 6 April: 09:00-21:00 Friday 7 April: …
Read More »
February 24, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Clean Monday in Greece is a holiday for some but not for all. Some shops and businesses will operate on February 27, 2023 as provided by the relevant legislation, while others including retail stores and public services will not. Majority of supermarkets are closed or work until 2:00 p.m. but …
Read More »
December 9, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Retail stores and supermarkets throughout Greece will operate with special working hours during the Christmas and News Year holidays 2022/2023. The operation hours during the holiday season include also two Sundays. According to an announcement by the Business and Retail Association of Greece (SELPE), shops will operate: On weekdays Monday …
Read More »
November 22, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Retail shops throughout the country will be open on Sunday, 27 November, from 11:00 to 20:00, the Association of Retail Businesses (SELPE) said in an announcement on Tuesday. SELPE announcement comes a day after retail workers had announced that shops will not open on Sunday, Nov 27, 2022. Additionally, on …
Read More »
April 22, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Retail stores, supermarkets, butchers and small food stores are operating with a special schedule on Good Friday and Holy Saturday due to the religious services in Greece. The opening hours may differentiate form region to region. It should be recalled that all stores and supermarkets are closed on Easter Sunday …
Read More »
November 25, 2021
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
The retail sector in Athens announced on Wednesday the extended opening hours in the Greek capital for the holiday season. The new scedule includes two Sundays before Christmas where the shops will be open. The Athens Trade Association says the suggested opening hours will apply from December 12, 2021 are: …
Read More »
April 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Life is getting complicated especially for business owners who are allowed to open again on May 4, 2020, thus keeping safety distance among for customers in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. A new challenge for business owners who have had their facilities shut down for over a …
Read More »
April 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Holy Week is extremely crucial for the course of the coronavirus in Greece, Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Tuesday. He announced that cemeteries throughout the country will be closed on Good Friday, April 17. At the peak of the Divine Drama, Greeks traditionally visit the graves …
Read More »
March 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece will close all commercial shops as of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, as a measure to prevent further spread of coronavirus. Excepted from the closure are largely: supermarkets, pharmacies, fuel stations, banks and other services like courier services and several smaller facilities linked to the food supply. Head of Civil …
Read More »
January 23, 2020
Economy
Retails shops on the Cyclades islands will be allowed to open also on Sundays, the Chamber of Commerce of Cyclades said in a statement on its official website. The decision refers initially for the year 2020 and it is optional. However, the year’s period when shops will be open on …
Read More »
December 12, 2019
Very Mix
Shops will be open for longer hours during the Christmas and New Year festive days in Greece with the special working hours that go into effect from Thursday, Dec 12, 2019, until January 1, 2020. At the same time, shops will be open also on three consecutive Sundays, Dec 15, …
Read More »
April 17, 2019
Economy
Shops in Greece will operate with extended opening hours ahead of the East time, twoards the end of April 2019. Shops will be open as follows: April 20: Sunday (Palm Sunday) 11:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. April 21-25: Monday-Thursday 09:00 a.m. to 09:00 p.m. April 26: Good Friday 01:00 p.m. …
Read More »
June 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece’s politics has reached bottom. A local official from conservative, right-wing New Democracy has called the community of Pangaio to proceed with pogroms against SYRIZA members and supporters in the area. “Let’s smash the shops and the cars belonging to Left-wing,” the member of the Municipality of Pangaio by Kavala, …
Read More »
March 29, 2018
Lifestyle, Society
Retail shops in Athens will operate in extended opening hours due to the Easter Holidays. The extended working hours start Thursday, March 29th 2018 and end on Holy Saturday, April 7th. On Palm Sunday, April 1st, retail shops will be open. The general plan is as follows: On weekdays, Monday …
Read More »
March 2, 2018
Greece, Politics
Footage from security cameras show a group of people smashing shop windows on Patision Avenue in downtown Athens on Friday morning. The group is wearing hoods and is armed with iron bars, hammers and stones. When the group arrives, passersby start to flee in panic. The group starts to smash …
Read More »
January 7, 2018
Economy
Extended Winter sales aiming to boost the retail market start in Greece on Monday January 8th 2018 and will last until 28 February. According to the legislation, retail shops may open also on the first Sunday of the Winter sales, on January 14th from 11 a.m. to 08:00 p.m. Retailers …
Read More »
December 15, 2017
Lifestyle
From Friday, December 15th 2017, until Tuesday, January 2nd 2018, shops in Greece follow different operation hours and will be open also on three Sundays in order to allow consumers to do their Christmas shopping in a relaxed atmosphere. Shops will be open on three consecutive Sundays, December 17, 24 …
Read More »
June 10, 2017
Economy
The percentage of closed shops in downtown Athens grew by half percentage point to 28 pct in the first months of 2017, reversing a declining trend which prevailed in the second half of 2016 and returned to September 2015 levels, Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) said. Vasilis Korkidis, …
Read More »
May 7, 2017
Economy
Stores remained closed and workers and shopkeepers marched through the streets of Athens protesting the introduction of Sunday opening for shops. The provision to open stores 30 Sundays per year is part of the additional austerity deal Greece signed with creditors beginning of the week. The protest occurs on the …
Read More »
