November 20, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Monks’ Republic known imply as Mount Athos has welcomed a new investment move with the operation of a supermarket, a hotel with spa and restaurant in its capital Karyes. The new hotel, named “Samaradiko”, was the former cell of Agios Nikolaos, which belongs to the Holy Monastery of Megisti …
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October 21, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Supermarket chains are proceeding with reductions in the prices of basic products in response to a call by the Development Ministry. By the end of October, it is estimated that prices on the supermarket shelves will have been reduced between 6% and 15% for 120 product codes, while more than …
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November 16, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A big supermarket chain in the center of Athens has placed “anti-theft” devices on baby formula. The pictures circulating on social media and websites have shocked the Greek society and triggered an outcry. Baby formula is an expensive product and there have been probably incidents of theft that had the …
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August 14, 2022
Politics, Uncategorized, World
Boris Johnson and his wife are on holiday in Greece and they were seen and filmed at a supermarket in Nea Makri, a seaside resort village in eastern Attica. The outgoing Prime Minister of Great Britain was recognized by several customers of a well-known chain on Saturday, who immediately grabbed …
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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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February 17, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
An elderly woman was caught in a big supermarket chain in Athens to have stolen food items worth some 40 euros. The store manager called the police, had the granny arrested and filed a lawsuit. Despite pleads by other customers and even police officers as well as a public outcry, …
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June 22, 2020
FEATURED, Social
Greek Supermarket ad on Father’s Day: The photograph is packed with tenderness and joy. A little girl is hugging her dad after she obviously used him as a model for her beauty skills: blue shadow on his eyelids, fancy clips on his hair. An experience shared by thousands of modern …
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March 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus and lockdown have changed not only the movement and purchase habits in supermarkets but also the eating habits of Greeks, a survey has found. A public survey by the Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute (IELKA was conducted among 1,050 people between March 25-27 March, two days after the lockdown …
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February 12, 2020
environment
The use of plastic bags plunged 98.6% in Greece’s supermarkets in 2019 when compared with 2017, when the state raised their cost. At the same time, Greek households purchased more than 17 million reusable bags in the last three years, the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) said in …
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May 14, 2019
Economy
The Value Added Tax for coffee,tea and herbal teas will be reduced from 24% to 13% when sold in supermarkets, Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Tuesday. His statements come amid criticism that the V.A.T. reduction created a confusion and while the draft law is expected to be voted …
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May 21, 2018
animals
A snake was found next to the trolleys of a supermarket in Thessaloniki on Monday, causing panic among the customers. A volunteer from the Action for Wildlife was called to save the day and collect the approximately 1,5-metre snake. According to Stavros Kalpakis from Action for Wildlife, the reptile was …
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April 2, 2017
Social, Society
A significant decrease of 13% has been recorded in the amount Greek households spend for daily purchases at the country’s supermarkets. This is the logical consequence caused by low wages, high unemployment rates and increased direct and indirect taxes. Factors that have lead to impoverishment of large groups of the …
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February 7, 2017
Society
The economic crisis can lead descent people to commit crimes. Decent but desperate people living in poverty in Greece of bailout agreements. Decent but desperate people who feel no one and nothing can help them. A father in Patras stole a bag with fire wood in order to keep his …
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April 24, 2016
Society
Α group of some 40 people attacked with Molotov cocktail bombs the police station in Exarchia late Sunday afternoon. According to reports, the group threw at least 10 molotov cocktail bombs and stones at the police station at 3:30 p.m., causing material damage at the building front and the guard’s …
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June 27, 2015
Economy, Society
It started with a false claim and soon spread like wild fire. The claim on Friday evening was that a certain Greek bank had limited cash withdrawals from ATMs. The claim ‘coincided” with the fact that it was a pension payday and people had gone to the ATMs to withdraw …
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October 12, 2013
Earthquake, Very Mix
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Western of Crete on Saturday afternoon. The earthquake occurred at 4:11 p.m. on Saturday in the sea area 63 km western of Chania and 23 km below the sea surface. According to Greek Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3R, …
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June 15, 2012
Society
The eight-year old boy had been eating just plain pasta cooked in pure water for the last days. That was the only meal the family could afford to offer its kids. The father without job, the mother working only a couple of days per month. On Thursday noon, the boy collapsed in front of …
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