April 10, 2020 - Most shops and shopping malls will be closed on Easter and Easter Monday due to the coronavirus pandemic and because of their usual holiday hours. A look at where you can shop around Croatia this weekend.
Aware that there will be an increased need to go to the store to prepare for Easter Sunday, the opening hours of shops have been extended, from 7am to 8pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, instead of 7am to 5pm, while the coronavirus pandemic lasts.
Minister Davor. Bozinovic told a news conference that the shops would be open from 7am to 8pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, before Easter, so that citizens could buy whatever they needed and avoid crowds.
During the holidays, on Easter (April 12) and Easter Monday (April 13), most retail chains in Croatia will work shortened hours or be closed.
Konzum stores will also be closed on Easter Sunday and Monday. The same is true for Lidl, who has announced that all their stores in Croatia will be closed on Easter and Easter Monday. Grocery stores will also be closed for Easter and Easter Monday.
Retail chain Pevex has also decided on opening hours, announcing that they will not be working on Easter and Easter Monday.
Spar shops will be open on Easter Monday, but until 5pm.
Kaufland's stores will be closed for Easter and will work shortened hours on Easter Monday, from 8am to 5pm.
The same is true of Plodine stores, whose outlets will only work on Easter Monday, but until 5pm.
Tommy stores will not work on Easter or Easter Monday, just like KTC.
Arena Center will not work on Easter, and on Easter Monday, shops exempted from the restriction on work will be open. Mueller does not work on Easter and on Easter Monday is open from 8am to 2pm.
The shops at Avenue Mall that are open are listed on this link.
The City Center One East and City Center One West shopping centers in Zagreb and City Center One in Split will be closed on Easter, and on Easter Monday, the centers will be open from 8am to 2pm.
Veronika and dm will be closed and Müller will be open from 8am to 2pm.
The Westgate Shopping Center will also not be open on Easter or Easter Monday.
Supernova Center Zagreb - Buzin, will not work for Easter or Easter Monday, except for Insterspar, which will be open from 8am to 5pm on Monday.
GardenMall will also be open on Monday from 8am to 5pm. Supernova Karlovac will operate as well as GardenMall, while Supernova in Zadar, Supernova Colosseum in Slavonski Brod, Supernova Šibenik, Supernova Sisak West & East will be closed on Easter and Easter Monday (except Spar and Mueller).
Grocery stores in Supernova Varaždin shopping malls will be open on Easter Monday from 8am to 5pm, and Supernova Koprivnica from 8am to 5pm.
Mall of Split will also not be working on Easter, while on Easter Monday, it will be open part-time from 8/9am to 3/5pm (you can see the list of shops here).
Lumini in Varaždin will be closed on Easter and Easter Monday.
Source: 24 Sata
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