Mercadona opening hours change this summer
Mercadona announces a radical change in its summer schedule for that 2024. In just two weeks, the supermarkets with the greatest tourist influx will open their doors in an extraordinary way. It is the way in which the chain led by Juan Roig begins to prepare for the increase in sales in the summer season. This breaks its policy of not opening on Sundays or holidays, but as usual in recent years, there will be changes.
Usually, the opening and closing hours in Mercadona take place from 09.00 to 21:30, except on holidays and Sundays, when the stores have closed in their 1,617 establishments. With the arrival of the month of June, the Valencian chain chooses to adapt to the demand of tourism and the holiday period.
What is the opening hours of Mercadona for summer 2024?
The supermarket chain will begin to apply the new opening hours from June 24, 2024, the feast of San Juan in many parts of the Spanish geography. The opening and closing hours of the shops in the tourist areas of high occupancy will remain open from 09:00 to 22:00 hours during that period.
At the same time, supermarkets will open on Sundays in coastal areas or with a high influx of tourists. He will do it from 09:00 hours to 15:00 hours. June 30th will be the first Sunday it opens its doors until the end of the summer season.
What are the supermarkets in Mercadona that are open on Sundays?
Mercadona will only open on Sunday in establishments where a high demand is expected due to the arrival of tourists. It is possible to check the list of Mercadona supermarkets and their opening hours in this link . In the rest of its stores, the usual will be maintained from 09:00 hours to 21:00 hours, closing Sundays and holidays.
In the absence of official confirmation, if last year's practice is followed, 127 stores located in the Valencian Community, Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Murcia and Cantabria will open every day of the week.
Consumers who want to know exactly if their nearest supermarket is open on Sundays can check on the locator enabled, by entering the address, postal code or locality.