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OPEN STORE. Despite the public holiday, many stores and supermarkets will be open this Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Discover the list of stores open near you.

The Victory of 1945 is celebrated this Wednesday, May 8 and is therefore a public holiday in the French calendar. But don’t panic, this does not necessarily mean closing all stores. However, the country’s economic activity is not stopping and certain brands are taking advantage of this non-working day to attract customers! Indeed, a good number of French people who do not cross 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 supermarkets in France, department stores and shopping centers in Paris which remain open this Wednesday, May 8, 2024. We also provide you with the opening hours of department stores and shopping centers open in Paris.

Which stores are open this Wednesday, May 8, 2024?

Large supermarkets such as Monoprix, Carrefour and Auchan are exceptionally open throughout France. Please note, for Leclerc brands, opening is done on a case-by-case basis depending on the city (find out beforehand on the website of the nearby brand). Go to this page to see the opening hours of your Castorama store. Same thing for Leroy Merlin or the Jardiland garden centers. In Paris, some Parisian department stores and shopping centers are in operation. Here is all the information in detail below:

Which supermarkets are open on the May 8 public 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 8, 2024?

For those who plan to take advantage of this May 8 public holiday to have a little sunny afternoon of shopping, know that in Paris, department stores and shopping centers will be “exceptionally” open this May 8, 2024. Here are the opening hours of these Parisian stores and shopping centers exceptionally active this May 8, 2024:

The Forum des Halles : from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Galeries Lafayette : from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Samaritan : from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Louvre Carousel : from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
BHV Marais : from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. / BHV The Man : from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Good Market : from 10 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Central Italy 2 : from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Spring Haussmann : from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Bercy Village : from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Beaugrenelle Center : from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Westfield La Part-Dieu : open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Confluence : open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Grand Hotel Dieu : open from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Silk Square Center : open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Here is the list of the main stores open in Lille, this Wednesday, May 8, 2024: