Mercadona breaks its usual Sunday closing policy at one of its supermarkets in Barcelona. While most of the establishments of the Valencian chain remain closed this Sunday, November 1, All Saints' Day, customers have an exception in Castelldefels, where one store keeps its activity during the long weekend.
This is the Mercadona located in the Ànecblau shopping center, on avenida del Canal Olímpic, number 24, whose special schedule for this Sunday appears in the company's supermarket search engine. The establishment opens at 9:00 in the morning and closes at 21:00 hours, so consumers have twelve hours to do their shopping despite coinciding with a holiday.
The exception is especially striking because Mercadona usually closes on Sundays and holidays in practically all of Spain, except for certain openings in tourist areas or establishments with particular commercial conditions. In this case, the store is located inside a shopping center that maintains broad activity throughout the week, including Sundays.
Where is the Mercadona that opens this Sunday, November 1
The supermarket is located in the Ànecblau shopping center in Castelldefels, in the province of Barcelona, a commercial complex that has fashion, dining, leisure, and food establishments.
These are the details to locate the store:
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Supermarket: Mercadona of Ànecblau.
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Address: avenida del Canal Olímpic, 24, Castelldefels (Barcelona).
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Sunday, November 1 hours: from 9:00 to 21:00 hours.
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Phone: 936 321 500.
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Parking: available in the shopping center.
The opening is included in the commercial information of the establishment and has also been noted by specialized media that have consulted Mercadona's official search engine. In addition, the Ànecblau shopping center announces that its supermarket operates from Monday to Sunday, a circumstance that is uncommon within the company's network.
This is therefore not an extraordinary opening limited exclusively to All Saints' Day. According to the published hours, the supermarket also has openings scheduled for Sundays, November 8 and 15, although it is advisable to check the conditions of each day in case changes occur.
What hours will Mercadona have on Monday, November 2
The situation changes depending on the autonomous community. This year, All Saints’ Day falls on Sunday and nine communities are moving the holiday rest to Monday, November 2, which creates a three-day long weekend and changes in shopping hours.
The communities where Monday the 2nd is a holiday are Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, the Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura, the Community of Madrid and Navarre. In these territories, Mercadona supermarkets will remain closed in general terms, so regular shopping will have to wait until Tuesday, November 3.
By contrast, Catalonia has not moved the holiday to Monday, so November 2 is a working day and supermarkets will be able to operate with their ordinary hours. This includes the Ànecblau establishment in Castelldefels, which maintains its usual opening schedule.
The distinction is important for consumers, since a store opening on Sunday does not mean that all establishments of the same chain operate in the same way. Hours may vary depending on the locality, commercial regulations and the specific conditions of each supermarket.
Why this Mercadona opens on Sundays and others do not
The main difference is its location. The Ànecblau shopping center stands out for maintaining activity throughout the seven days of the week, including Sundays and numerous holidays, which allows its establishments to offer a broader opening schedule than other stores.
Mercadona, for its part, generally maintains a schedule of Monday to Saturday, between 9:00 and 21:30 hours, although there are variations in certain establishments. In tourist areas or shopping centers with special conditions, exceptions can be found, especially during the summer months.
In the case of Castelldefels, this particularity also remains during November. In fact, the opening on Sunday, November 1 does not imply a general change in Mercadona’s commercial policy, but rather an exception that affects a specific store.
For this reason, it should not be assumed that other Mercadona supermarkets located in Barcelona or in nearby towns will also be open during the long weekend.
How to know if your Mercadona opens this Sunday or on the holiday Monday
The safest way to check whether a store is open is to use the official Mercadona supermarket search engine, available on its website. This tool allows you to enter a town, address or postal code and consult the specific information for each store.
In the supermarket listing appear the address, the usual hours and the possible changes planned for Sundays and holidays. It is advisable to review these data before traveling, especially during a long weekend such as All Saints’, when commercial calendars do not coincide in all autonomous communities.
For now, the Mercadona in Ànecblau, in Castelldefels, is one of the confirmed exceptions for this Sunday, November 1, with opening hours from 9:00 to 21:00. In the rest of Spain, the general rule will be Sunday closing, while on Monday the 2nd the activity will depend on whether the autonomous community celebrates or not the transferred All Saints’ holiday.