Overview
- Bavaria's Ladenschlussgesetz keeps regular shops closed on Thursday, May 14, for Ascension Day.
- Customers can still buy essentials at gas stations, pharmacies, and stores inside train stations and airports approved to open on holidays.
- In Munich, the Edeka at the main station and the Rewe at the airport are open as permitted examples.
- Unmanned micro-supermarkets may open on Sundays and holidays, offering a normal range in spaces under 150 square meters for at least eight straight hours.
- Local governments set the exact holiday hours for these staff-free stores, and full supermarket schedules return on Friday, May 15.