Overview

• Most supermarkets, shopping centers and large retailers across Argentina closed today after FAECyS and employer chambers moved the Día del Empleado de Comercio from Friday 26 to Monday 29 September.
• Banks operate normally because banking staff are covered by a different union and calendar, while some malls keep entertainment and food services open despite retail closures.
• The sectoral holiday has the legal effect of a feriado for commerce workers under Law 26.541, so those who work must receive double pay, and stores may open if owners attend or staff volunteer under agreed terms.
• Resolution 139/2025 applies Decree 614/2025 to move the October 12 holiday to Friday October 10, establishing a national feriado that creates a three‑day long weekend to stimulate domestic tourism and consumption.
• Patchwork observance continues, with Buenos Aires municipalities setting local asuetos such as September 30 in Rivadavia and Almirante Brown, and Spain’s Castilla y León designating Monday October 13 as non‑working even as major Valladolid retailers announce they will open.