Shopping

"In accordance with the recommendations of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, in order to prevent crowded shops, stores will operate from 7 am to 4 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, and from 8 am to 4 pm on Friday," said Nikola. Nikodijevic.
He added that pensioners and citizens over the age of 65 will be able to go shopping on Friday from 4 to 7 am.

Thousands of stores will reopen in Austria, which will become one of the first European countries today to ease the restrictions imposed by the new coronavirus, Reuters reported.

However, the Austrian government warned the citizens of the country that the danger had not yet passed.

Consumers have increasingly moved shopping to online platforms in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak which is also forcing Turkey's retailers to adapt to this new trend.

The country has introduced a series measures and restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, including the closure of shopping malls and non-essential stores.

Confidence in Bulgarian online stores has increased over the past year, according to a survey by the largest hosting company, SuperHosting.BG. The number of platforms for online stores is also increasing.

Myrto Stamboulou's exhibition "The Gruen Effect" is taking place at the Zoumboulakis Gallery in Kolonaki, downtown Athens, until February 8. The paintings in the show are the result of the artist's extensive research into shopping malls, public space privatization, virtual presence, sci-fi and the gender component in artificial intelligence.

Turnover at stores in Greece improved somewhat over the holiday period compared to last year but remains a long way from satisfactory, according to retail experts.

Many Istanbulites spent their weekend shopping at malls, souvenir shops and dried nuts sellers in the Spice Bazaar to complete their preparations for New Year's celebrations.

Vitosha Boulevard, known as "Vitoshka" among the capital's residents, has climbed the ranking of the most expensive streets in Europe, according to a list of a US real estate company.

With a monthly rent of 56 euros per square meter, Sofia's shopping street reached 46th place in the survey, moving one place higher than last year's ranking.

Bulgarians tend to spend an average of BGN 419 during the sales on the upcoming Black Friday. This is indicated by the Black-Friday.Global platform survey data. Significant discounts are expected on November 29 at shopping malls and the Internet, and in Bulgaria they often start as early as Thursday and continue until the end of the calendar week or month.

Some 37 percent of consumers prefer domestic products in shopping, a report by the Trade Ministry has shown.