On New Year's Eve, stores will be open shorter than usual. Most branches of the largest chains will close at 6 or 7 p.m., although there are some exceptions. Below we provide the time until which we will do shopping on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
On the last day of 2024 (New Year's Eve), stores are open shorter than usual. This does not result from regulations, but from decisions of individual retail chains.
Until what time will stores be open on New Year's Eve?
In the case of the largest chains store closing hours on December 31, 2024 are as follows:
- Dino – 20:30,
- Ladybird – 20:00,
- Lidl – 19:00,
- Aldi – 19:00,
- Auchan – 18:00,
- Carrefour – 18:00,
- Kaufland – 18:00,
- Net – 18:00.
It is worth remembering that for some chains opening hours may vary depending on the location.
Żabka chain stores will be open the longest on New Year's Eve. As the Żabka Polska press office informed PAP, the chain's stores will be open on December 31 similarly to other working days – from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Shopping on New Year's Day
On New Year's Day, which falls on Wednesday, larger stores will remain closed. It's a public holiday.
The activities of stores on this day are regulated by the Act on Restriction of Trade on Sundays and Holidays. The regulations provide for a catalog of 32 exemptions. The ban does not apply to, among others: in post offices, confectioneries, ice cream parlors, liquid fuel stations, flower shops, newsagents or cafes.
Pursuant to the Act, the ban also does not apply to commercial establishments where, among others: trade is conducted personally by an entrepreneur who is a natural person and works in his own name and on his own account.
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