
Time is counting down for holiday opening hours for stores ahead of Christmas and the New Year.
The Christmas Bonus and its payment is expected to be a financial “breather” for private sector workers, who plan to make some purchases at Christmas, taking advantage of the continuous festive opening hours.
Within December, the shops will also be open on two Sundays.
The first one precedes the holidays and is Sunday, December 11, and the second one will be the one immediately following, that is, Sunday, December 18, with the hours being 11:00 – 18:00.
Holiday opening hours
The Business and Retail Association of Greece informs the consumer public that during the holidays commercial stores throughout the country will remain open:
On weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m
On Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m
And on Sundays 11/12/2022 and 18/12/2022 they will be open from 11:00 am to 20:00 pm, ready to welcome the consumer public for their purchases.


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