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Shops and stores in Greece will operate with extended opening hours for the period of  Greek Orthodox Easter which is on May 5, 2024. The special opening hours start on April 25. The Athens Trade Association announced the proposed opening hours of Athens’ commercial shops: Thursday, April 25 to Holy …

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The Trade Association of Athens proposed the schedule and opening hours of stores in the Greek capital during the Christmas holidays 2023. Starting on December 12, the association proposes that stores stay open from 09:00 until 21:00 on week days and from 09:00 until 18:00 on Saturdays. Shops will be …

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Retail stores in Greece will open nationwide on Sunday, November 26, 2023. According to Athens Trade Association SELPE, the stores will be open from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. It is unclear whether some supermarkets chains will follow. Stores in Greece are closed on Sunday with some exceptions on pre-Christmas …

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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: …

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The trade association of Athens on Friday announced the proposed working hours for Athens’ stores during the Easter holiday season. According to the proposal, the Easter shopping holiday season seems to be extended, while it usual starts on Holy Monday. With the Greek Orthodox East on April 16, the shopping …

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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 …

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Schools and kindergartens in Attica will remain closed on Monday and public servants can do tele-working due to snow falls and adverse weather conditions authorities announced on Sunday afternoon. According to latest weather forecast, heavy snowfalls, sleet, powerful winds and icy conditions are due at the start of the week. …

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Retail stores and supermarkets in Greece will maintain the festive season operation hours also after the Christmas break on December 25-26 and until the New Year holiday, January 2, 2023. According to an announcement by retailers federation issued on Tuesday retail stores and supermarkets will operate on these hours: Tuesday-Friday, …

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Retail stores in Greece will not open for business on Sunday, November 27, the  Federation of Private Sector Employees (OIYE) announced on Monday. In its announcement, the federation said that the government is pushing for Sunday trading on this specific date “only out of favoritism for the big franchises.” According …

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Retail stores in Thessaloniki are proceeding with the cutting of operation hours in order to save energy and operational cost, even though this is a local initiative and not implemented across the country. The energy saving operation starts on Monday, October 10, 2022. The measure is not mandatory and retailers …

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The energy crisis is changing the operation hours in stores and the start has been made by the Trade Association of Thessaloniki that in all formality raised the issue of reduced hours and made a relevant proposal. Similar thoughts reportedly exist by the Trade Association in Athens, while the Development …

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The shopping hours for retail stores in the country during the Greek Orthodox Easter Week were announced on Monday.  In 2022, Easter in Greece falls on April 24.The scheduled opening hours are the following: – Sunday (April 17) shops open from 11:00 to 20:00 (11 a.m. – 8 p.m.) – …

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Polish discount store chain Pepco is expected to shake up the Greek retail market, as the company whose main trade is in apparel and home decor is expected to compete with established chains in Greece, such as Jumbo. It remains unknown, however, whether the group that Pepco belongs to is …

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The interim sales started in Greece on May 5 and will last until May 15, 2021. Stores, supermarkets and beauty services have the option to operate also on Sunday, May 9. Τhe stores to open on Sunday will operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hairdressers and personal hygiene services …

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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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Greek retailers imperatively demand the reopening of the market warning that the two-month lockdown is threatening their existence. With shops shut down, revenue losses reportedly 100-120 million euros per day. The click away during the holiday season may have helped some market sectors and for a short time, however, revenues …

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Government spokesman Stelios Petsas and Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis will announce the lifting of some restrictions on the retail sector that will apply during the holiday season on Friday morning. The health ministry’s committee of coronavirus experts is considering the operation of retail shops, hairdressers, and also of churches over …

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Greece’s government spokesman said on Tuesday that the final decisions on lockdown restrictions and their partial lifting over the holidays of Christmas and the New Year will be announced on upcoming Friday. Speaking to ANT1 TV Stelios Petsas said refered among other to the opening of retail stores, churches and …

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Greece examines the possibilities to open the economy again and gradually lift the lockdown at least in certain sectors ahead of Christmas season. the government is also considering the click away system for stores to avoid congestion during shopping. “We will open the economy with great caution,” Development and Investment …

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Retail stores will be closed on Sunday, November 1, due to new pandemic measures in Greece and Autumn Sales will kick off a day later,  the General Secretariat for Trade and Consumer Protection of the Ministry of Development and Investment announced on Thursday. “Due to the emergency measures taken to …

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