The May 2023 work calendar is going strong this year as far as holidays are concerned.

Thus, May 1, traditionally Labor Day, is a holiday throughout Spain. In addition, in the Community of Madrid there will also be a holiday on May 2 to commemorate the date of the uprising of the people of Madrid against the French troops of Napoleon in 1808.

With this particular sudoku of festivities, we highlight the relationship of the opening hours of supermarkets and shopping centers on May 1 to be able to carry out the shopping cart.

Mercadona is not open as a general rule, neither on Sundays nor on holidays.

For this reason, on Monday, May 1, all its centers remain closed in Spain.

Carrefour and its various variants: Carrefour Market, Carrefour Express or Carrefour Bio, have different opening hours during the May bank holiday depending on the business and the city.

Therefore, to find out the opening hours, the best option is to consult the Carrefour website.

The May bank holiday in Día stores apply the same hours as on any given Sunday.

In the case of Madrid, Día supermarkets open on Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2 with the same hours as a Sunday (10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). However, some centers may choose to close on one of these two days.

In any case, Día enables the search engine for its stores on its website where it indicates the opening hours.

In general, Alcampo supermarkets open on public holidays, except on very special dates, at regular hours.

In this month of May it will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., although some centers do not open on Monday, May 1.

For all these reasons, it is recommended to confirm the opening hours of each Alcampo store on its website.

During the May bank holiday, Lidl stores have a wide variety of opening hours.

In general, they open on Monday, May 1, and possibly also on Tuesday, May 2, in most of their centers from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

However, it is best to look for the hours of each store on the Lidl website.

Ahorramás closes its stores, as usual, on Monday, May 1. However, the hours for Tuesday, May 2 will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Madrid and it maintains regular hours in Castilla-La Mancha.

Check Ahorramás schedules.

Most of the Hipercor stores are open from Monday to Sunday from 9 or 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. However, on Monday May 1 most stores are closed to the public. On the other hand, on Tuesday May 2 in Madrid, due to being a holiday, they have reduced hours.

Check the hours of each specific Hipercor store.

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