Although many stores usually open their doors on public holidays, this Wednesday, May 1, 2024, few of them will welcome customers.
Labor Day or more precisely International Day of Struggle for Workers’ Rights, May 1st is not a public holiday like any other. While for Christmas or Ascension it is not uncommon to see a good number of stores open, May 1st is an exception. Thus, only infrastructure in rare sectors, such as hospitals, continues to operate. For the rest, it’s a day off.
Apart from the florists who sell their lily of the valley on May 1st, the list of stores which receive customers is particularly short. Most non-food businesses and mass distribution stores such as Auchan, Carrefour, Intermarché, Leclerc and Cora close their doors on May 1st. Even brands like Leroy Merlin and Jardiland, which often have good turnover on Sundays and public holidays, have closed doors.
Which stores are open this Wednesday, May 1, 2024?
Throughout France, most major retail brands are closing, including DIY and decoration businesses such as Leroy Merlin, Castorama, Jardiland, Gamm vert or Gifi, but exceptional openings can be made on a case-by-case basis depending on the region in which one you are in. Check if your store is open.
Which supermarkets are open on the Labor Day holiday?
Exceptional openings are made on a case-by-case basis depending on the region of France in which you are located.
- Auchan : go to the Auchan.fr website, click on “Choose a store” at the top right, then select the one closest to you to access the store website and its opening hours.
- Crossroads : go to the Carrefour.fr store page. Find your nearest Carrefour store and the opening hours will be displayed.
- Intermarché : from the intermarche.com site, search for a store using your postal code, and you will obtain its opening hours.
- Leclerc : On this page, find your store in the list, click on “Enter this store” and the exceptional opening hours will be indicated!
- Cora : from the home page, click on “Change store” at the top, select yours and you will get its schedule from the home page of the store in question.
- Giant Casino : discover on this page all the stores open with their opening hours.
- Ikea : on this page, choose your store by clicking on it, then find out its opening hours.
Which department stores are open on May 1, 2024?
On May 1, department stores and main shopping centers in Paris are closed such as Printemps Haussmann, Passages du Havre, Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, BHV, Bon Marché, Italia 2, Passy Plaza, Montparnasse Rive Gauche, Beaugrenelle and Forum des Halles. Only the Carrousel du Louvre remains open generally on May 1st, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (note that the Louvre Museum is closed).
