Talking Point - Should Shops Go Back To Shorter Opening Hours?
DO you remember the days of half-day closing? As well as closing for an hour every lunchtime, local shops would close for a whole half day every week – and Sunday opening was highly restricted to only a few types of businesses.
The law changed in 1994 to relax the limits. Some shops still choose to close their doors for half-days and Sundays, but it’s becoming increasingly rare.
This story is from the August 19,2017 edition of The People's Friend.
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