Nearly one in five Greek consumers have fallen victim to online shopping scams during holiday seasons, a survey conducted by the Swedish financial services company Klarna showed.
SHOPPING
Winter sales kicked off on Monday and will be running through the end of February.
This season’s winter sales will start on Monday, January 8 and last until the end of February.
The holiday working hours of public transportation, shops and supermarkets for New Year’s Eve day, Sunday, were announced.
The Pangrati Project (thepangratiproject.com), a youth community dedicated to revitalizing downtown Athens through culture, invites you to their Christmas Bazaar supporting strays!
As of Tuesday, retail opening hours have been extended so that consumers can do their shopping with greater ease ahead of Christmas.
Stores’ opening hours will be extended as of Tuesday to facilitate Christmas shopping.
Spanish fashion retailer Zara is expanding its used apparel scheme to Greece and another 13 European countries from December 12, Reuters reported the company as saying on Tuesday. Their ‘Pre-Owned’ service will sell, repair and donate second-hand clothes.
“First we meet, then we market,” is the motto of the Meet Market, which returns for its annual Christmas extravaganza at Technopolis (athens-technopolis.gr) in Gazi.
Mona Athens (mona-athens.com), a hotel in the vibrant neighborhood of Psyrri, is hosting its first-ever pop-up holiday market.
Special Christmas gifts will be on sale at the Myrmigki solidarity hub (60 Eptanisou & Tenedou) in Kypseli from 11 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. on December 10.
Retail stores will be open nationwide on Sunday from 11 am to 8 pm, said the Athens trade association SELPE on Wednesday.
Inflation rose to 3.4% in October, compared to 1.6% in September, data from the Hellenic Statistics Authority has shown. Food prices increased by 9.9%, while prices in the health sector went up by 5.6 and in the hospitality sector by 4.8%.
Olive oil, a daily staple of Mediterranean cuisine and the life of many a salad throughout Europe, is experiencing a staggering rise in price. It’s a prime example of how food still outruns overall inflation in the European Union.
Greek consumers mainly order clothes, shoes, but also ready-made food from the internet.
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