Acme Fresh Market

The hybrid shopping models of click-and-collect and click-inside have started operating in major cities such as Athens, Piraeus, Patra and Halkida due to the new Covid-19 restrictions, with many problems reported and some major enterprises leaving it very late before deciding whether they would employ them or stay closed.

With the official start of the winter sales set for Monday, the market is at a loss trying to weigh the impact of the lockdown extension.

It remains unknown when the proper sales period starts or finishes this year, although this might be the last chance for stores to claw back some of their losses racked up over the winter season.