OPEN STORE. This Thursday, May 18, 2023, Ascension holiday, is an opportunity to go shopping for those who are not going on a long weekend. But are the shops open or closed on this holiday? The answer to your question.
[Mis à jour le 12 mai 2023 à 13h44] I’Ascent which is celebrated this Thursday, May 18, is a public holiday in the French calendar. But do not panic, this does not necessarily imply the closure of all stores. The country’s economic activity does not stop rotating and some brands take advantage of these non-working days to attract customers! Indeed, many French people who do not make the bridge will take the opportunity to go shopping.
Which supermarkets are open in the four corners of France? Linternaute.com offers you an overview of the supermarkets in France, department stores and shopping centers in Paris that remain open this Thursday, May 18, 2023. We also provide you with the opening hours of the department stores and shopping centers open in Paris.
Supermarkets such as Monoprix, Carrefour, Auchan are exceptionally open throughout France. Attention, for Leclerc brands, the opening is done on a case-by-case basis depending on the city (find out beforehand on the site of the nearby brand). Visit this page to see the opening hours of your Castorama store. Same thing for Leroy Merlin Or for Jardiland garden centres. In Paris, some department stores and Parisian shopping centers will be in operation. Here is all the information in detail below:
Check if your store is open:
- Auchan : go to the website Auchan.frclick on “Choose a store” at the top right, then select the one closest to you to access the store’s website and its hours.
- Crossroads : go to the store page from Carrefour.fr. Find your nearest Carrefour store and the hours will be displayed.
- Intermarché : from the website intermarche.comsearch for a store using your zip code, and you’ll get their opening hours.
- Leclerc : AT this pagefind your store in the list, click on “Enter this store” and the exceptional opening hours will be indicated!
- Kora : from the home page, click on “Change store” at the very top, select yours and you will get its schedule from the home page of the store in question.
- Giant Casino : find out at this page all stores open with their hours.
- Ikea : To this pagechoose your store by clicking on it, then discover its opening hours.
On May 18, department stores will be mostly open in Paris. This will also be the case for most shopping centers. Here is a first list:
- Forum des Halles open from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- La Samaritaine will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- The Carrousel du Louvre, regularly open on public holidays, will be on May 8, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The City Hall BHV will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Le Bon Marché also but from 10 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. maximum.
- Boulevard Haussmann, Galeries Lafayette will open their doors from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Le Printemps on Boulevard Haussmann will be open at the same times.
- The neighboring Citadium will also be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- In the 12th arrondissement, go to Bercy Village from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Finally, the Beaugrenelle shopping center will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.