ARCHIVED - Mercadona announces Alicante store winter opening times and public holiday closure

Supermarkets in the Valencia region change opening and closing times depending on the season

Valencian supermarket chain, Mercadona, has confirmed new Alicante store opening and closing times and holiday closures in November

As is the case every year, the stores' schedule changes to meet consumer demands, and during the summer months, supermarkets opened their doors at 9am and shut at 10pm.

The closing time has been brought forward by half an hour and shutters will be brought down at 9.30pm throughout the winter.

As a rule, Mercadona, which has more than 1,600 stores across Spain and 30 in Portugal doesn't open its doors on Sundays or public holidays to give staff a day off. Tuesday November 1 is a national holiday in Spain, All Saints' Day, so it's worth stocking up ahead of the 'non-working day'.

To find out more about your local store, visit www.mercadona.es and click on the 'Supermarkets' tab, where there's an option to enter your zip code. 

It will then show a list of the nearest supermarkets with the exact address, a map, the supermarket's opening hours on that particular day and a week ahead along with the telephone number.

There are also details about parking available and a list of upcoming holidays and whether the store will be open or not.

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