The anticipation for Christmas is increasing - despite the corona pandemic.
But be careful: especially this year, Christmas shopping should be done as early as possible.
Christmas in the Corona year 2020 will be different than usual for many people.
The rush to the supermarkets will not only be great because of the pandemic.
It should be noted that the shops close for three and a half days.
Munich - Like so much in 2020, Christmas will also be determined by the corona virus.
"The virus does not take a break over Christmas," said virologist Hendrik Streeck in an interview with Merkur.
It's been a year of restrictions - and it won't be any different over the holidays due to the tough lockdown.
For the “closest family circle” the following applies: People in one household may invite up to four other people over the age of 14 to come to them.
If you
celebrate Christmas
this year in a smaller group, at least you want to make it extra nice.
But be careful, because this year the supplies have to last for at least three and a half days.
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Queues before Christmas Eve?
This year the Christmas supplies must hold for at least three and a half days.
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Corona Christmas 2020: Supermarkets closed for three and a half days
Christmas Eve
falls on a Thursday.
The Christmas shopping in 2020 has to be even bigger.
Because the supermarkets will then be closed for three and a half days in a row - half a day longer than last year.
At
Christmas
, many shops are usually open until 2 p.m.
The following two Christmas holidays on December 25th and 26th fall on Friday and Saturday.
On December 27th, which is a Sunday this year, Aldi, Lidl, Penny, Edeka and Co. are also closed.
Before Christmas, the
supermarket chains were
always busy.
Long queues at the cash registers, crowds and the hectic pre-Christmas rush.
In the
Corona year
, as in Munich, the supermarkets are preparing for even more challenging days than usual. As
Focus
reported, Kaufland is expecting increased customer frequency, especially on December 23.
Corona: "Start Christmas shopping earlier than usual" - the rush to grocery stores is inevitable
"The temporary closure of the
catering trade
this year will certainly affect the food trade as well as the fact that the traditional
winter and Christmas holidays are
canceled due to the Corona," says von Rewe, for example.
The demand for food could therefore be even greater this year.
“Start the Christmas shopping earlier than usual this year,” appealed to a Rewe spokeswoman.
The background is the limitation of the number of customers who
are allowed to be
in a
supermarket
at the same time due to the corona pandemic
.
Aldi asks its customers, for example, to “shop in a straight line and, if possible, across all days of the week”.
This year, in view of the coronavirus and the length of time supermarkets have been closed from Christmas, it is therefore not recommended to do your shopping at the last minute.
Meanwhile, Edeka responded to a massive customer complaint.
(mbr)
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