The holiday market is peaking in anticipation of Christmas and New Year's.
Traders expect their turnover to exceed last year's levels and move above 4 billion euros. On Sunday, shops will be open until 6pm while chain stores and department stores will stay open until 8pm. On Monday, shops will be open from 9am to 9pm while on Christmas Eve the opening hours for shops will be from 9am to 6pm. Wednesday 25 December and Thursday 26 December are public holidays.
Shops will reopen on Friday 27 December, with continuous opening hours from 9am to 9pm, on Saturday they will be open from 9am to 6pm. On Sunday 29 December, shops will be open from 11am to 6pm, while department stores and chain stores will be open from 11am to 8pm. On Tuesday 31 December, New Year's Eve, shops will be open until 6 pm. On Wednesday 1 January and Thursday 2 January they will be closed.