When are supermarkets and shops open – Opening hours until New Years and Epiphany | HELLAS

Supermarkets and shops will be open in the near future with special hours, due to Christmas.

Specifically, according to the program, today, Christmas Day, and the day after the big party, shops and supermarkets will be closed. However tomorrow December 27, during the last Sunday time, both supermarkets and stores have the opportunity to open, with slightly different opening hours.

Large supermarket chains have announced that they will open-tomorrow- from 9:00 to 19:00However, consumers are asked to contact the company for confirmation as this is an optional feature. Note that stores that “operate” from click distance may be open from 7:00 to 21:00.

Supermarkets and stores will return to “normal” operation before Monday. In the case of commercial stores, with the exception of bookstores, the only possibility of transaction that exists is click away -that is, the receipt of a product for which an order has been placed in advance. THE payment in the store it can only be done with debit the credit card or through mobile devices with the NFC application that allows electronic banking services to communicate with a company’s POS.

Shops and supermarkets on New Years and Epiphany

Supermarkets will be open on New Year’s Eve (12/31) from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., however on January 1, 2020 they will be closed for an official holiday. The same will apply to department stores.

The president of the Trade Association Stavros Kafounis said yesterday at iefimerida.gr that “so we stay with the click system off until January 7 and I wish January the 8th to be able to do something. And I say “wish” because, sadly, nothing is a fact. “

It should be noted that the information that was leaked about the normal opening of the stores, for a period of two or three days, next week, was categorically denied by the Ministry of Development. To go to a store or supermarket, remember, you need to send an SMS to 13033 with the travel code 2.