Store operators had been pinning their hopes on the holiday season to boost low sales and consumption figures recorded since the Greek government introduced a tough austerity programme in March to reduce an overblown budget deficit.
Poslovođe prodavnica nadale su se da će tokom praznične sezone povećati niske cifre prodaje i potrošnje koje se beleže od kada je grčka vlada u martu uvela oštar program štednje, kako bi smanjila prekomeran budžetski deficit.