Sunday Retail Openings: 7 Harmonized Dates in Haute-Garonne for 2026

Retail stores in the metropolis will be allowed to open seven Sundays a year, with specific dates for the furniture sector.

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Retail stores in the Toulouse metropolis will be authorized to open seven Sundays in 2026, with dates harmonized by the Departmental Council of Commerce in Haute-Garonne.

Following a municipal decree issued by Jean-Luc Moudenc, in agreement with the Prefecture of Haute-Garonne, the CCI of Toulouse - Haute-Garonne, and the Departmental Council of Commerce, Toulouse retailers will be exceptionally allowed to open on Sundays November 8, 15, and 22, 2026.
Retail businesses employing staff whose weekly rest falls on Sunday will be authorized to open in 2026 on the following Sundays: the first Sunday after the start of winter sales, the first Sunday after the start of summer sales, November 29, December 6, December 13, December 20, and December 27, 2026.
Food retail businesses with a sales area exceeding 400 m² are authorized to open 7 out of 10 listed Sundays in 2026, including the first Sunday after winter and summer sales, March 15, June 7, September 27, November 29, and December 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2026.
Regarding the furniture sector, outside of any fairs or exhibitions organized in Haute-Garonne, furniture professionals commit to respecting the Prefectural Decree of January 31, 2020, regulating the closure of retail furniture stores to the public in Haute-Garonne, and the departmental closure agreement of September 25, 2019. Within the framework of the CDC's annual agreement aimed at maintaining healthy and fair competition in the profession, they will open no more than 7 Sundays in 2026. The furniture sector will open on the Sundays defined below: the first Sunday after the start of winter sales, the first Sunday after the start of summer sales, November 29, December 6, December 13, December 20, and December 27, 2026.
Based on information from the official source: Toulouse Métropole - Actualités (05/11/2026)