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This year's summer sales will begin on Monday, July 8 and go on until August 31. Next Sunday, July 14, as on the first Sunday of every sales window, shops will be able to stay open, with the hours recommended by the Athens Traders Association being 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Shops must display the price of each commodity before and after the discount.

As of Tuesday, retail opening hours have been extended so that consumers can do their shopping with greater ease ahead of Christmas. 

The Athens Trade Association has proposed the following opening hours for stores in the capital for the 2023 Christmas holidays. 

Stores' opening hours will be extended as of Tuesday to facilitate Christmas shopping.

The Athens Trade Association of Athens proposed the opening hours of stores in Athens for the 2023 Christmas holidays.

The proposed opening hours of stores in Athens for the 2023 Christmas holidays were announced this week by the Trade Association of Athens.

Starting on December 12, the association proposes that stores stay open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays.

Shops will be also open on Sundays, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., on December 17, 24 and 31.

The 2023 winter sales began across Greece on Monday and will run through February 28.

Shops are meanwhile allowed to open on January 15, the first Sunday of the sales, from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.

The Hellenic Retail Business Association (SELPE) announced on Monday that stores will remain open until 9 p.m. on weekdays and until 8 p.m. on Saturdays as of this Thursday, when Christmas opening hours come into force.

It added that retailers will also operate on the three remaining Sundays of the year from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Summer sales will begin on Monday, July 10, and run through August 31, retailers announced on Tuesday.

Shops also have the option to open on the first Sunday of the summer sales season, on July 16, with their recommended hours put at 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.