Festive opening hours start on Thursday 25 April and stores will be open from 9am to 9pm, with the exception of Good Friday when they will be open from 1pm to 7pm and Holy Saturday from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon.
From today, April 22, 2024, until May 4, 2024, the “Godfathers’ Basket” comes into force, while from April 24, 2024, until May 4, 2024, the “Easter Basket”.
The “Lent Basket” is also in effect until May 4.
The “Easter Basket” is an extension of the “Household Basket”, as four new categories of food are added, in order to be an additional outlet for consumers.
The Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas stated: “We support households in practice so that every family table can be filled with the necessary goods at the lowest possible prices. Initiatives such as the “Easter Basket” also increase competition between food businesses for the benefit of consumers. With the “Godparents’ Basket” we essentially help godparents and parents to buy quality toys at affordable prices to make all the children happy these festive days. The primary concern of the government and the Ministry of Development is the help and relief of all our fellow citizens, especially the most vulnerable”.
In the “Easter Basket” the following products are included: Lamb, goat, bun, Easter chocolate eggs and similar products
In the “Basket of the Godfathers” 12 product categories are included and consumers who are godparents or parents of small children are given the opportunity to make cheaper purchases during the Easter period.
The “Godfathers Basket” includes the following products:
- Easter candles – toys
- Board / Puzzle
- Doll toys, dollhouses and other accessories (pretend play)
- Baby toys
- Action figures
- Construction and building games (eg brick games)
- Vehicles – Remote Controlled
- Electronic games
- Sports toys (eg balls, children’s basketballs and goals)
- A soft toy
- Musical toys
- Chocolate eggs and similar products (optional).
It is recalled that the list of already existing products in the “Household Basket” is as follows:
- Rice
- Bread for toast
- Loaf bread (standard/packaged)
- Toasts
- Spaghetti No. 6
- Flour for all uses
- Legumes (lentils)
- Legumes (beans)
- Legumes (chickpeas)
- Paris
- Turkey (sausage)
- Frozen fish
- Fresh pork (packaged or not)
- Fresh chicken (packaged or not)
- Fresh beef (packaged or not)
- Fresh whole milk
- Fresh milk with low fat
- Highly pasteurized (long life) whole milk
- Highly pasteurized milk (long life) with low fat
- Evaporated milk
- Unflavored cow’s milk yogurt
- Unflavored low-fat cow’s milk yogurt
- Feta cheese
- White cheese
- Gooda cheese
- Low-fat cheese
- Preserved tomato juice
- Eggs (cage and barn)
- Margarines
- Olive oil
- Sunflower oil
- Frozen vegetables (at least two of peas, okra, green beans)
- White sugar
- Sweeteners suitable for diabetics
- Oat products (at least one)
- Baby cream
- Infant milk
- Greek coffee
- Instant coffee
- French coffee
- Orange juice
- Laundry detergents (liquid and powder – not tablets)
- Detergents for mopping and cleaning surfaces – bleaches
- Dish detergents for hand washing
- Kitchen roll
- Toilet paper
- Toothpastes
- Sanitary napkins or tampons
- Shampoo
- Soaps in solid state
- Incontinence diapers
- Diapers for babies
- Baby wipes
- Baby shampoo
- Food for dogs
- Cat food
The following products have been included in the “Lent Basket”: Halva, fasting salads (spreads – e.g. eggplant salads, taramo salads), frozen seafood (at least two types).
Festive hours
Festive opening hours start on Thursday 25 April and stores will be open from 9am to 9pm, with the exception of Good Friday when they will be open from 1pm to 7pm and Holy Saturday from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon.
On Sunday, April 28, the shops will open from 11 to 4.
From Thursday the festive hours
Festive hours start on Thursday 25th April with stores open from 9:00am to 9:00pm. On Sunday, April 28, the association’s shops are proposed to be open from 11 am to 4 pm.
For the Holy Week from Holy Monday to Holy Thursday the good that is proposed is continuous 9:00 in the morning to 9:00 in the evening, on Good Friday from 1:00 in the afternoon until 7:00 in the afternoon and on Holy Saturday from 9:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon.
On Easter Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the shops will be closed. On Tuesday they will be closed due to the postponement of the May Day celebration.
Source: Skai
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