I'm On The Fence With This One......

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38286794
I think they have a point really I mean we'll all have a hundred weight of food etc so there's no actual need for the shops to be open but on the other hand I don't think we should be telling the shops when they can open, tricky one!

[ummmm]

Eddie - I don't really remember shops closing on a Sunday so I'm guessing most retail workers knew what they were signing up for.

[mikey4444]

Ummmm...if my memory is correct, shops started to open on Sundays in about 1989-1990. I can recall M+S saying that they would never open on a Sunday, but they soon caved in when everybody else did so as well.

[ummmm]

I'm not much of a shopper.

As I said earlier as long as my corner shop opens I couldn't care less.

[Jackdaw33]

I remember John Lewis (or Bainbridges as it then was) being closed on Mondays. Probably saved a lot of hassle drawing up rosters and gave staff two full days off.

[EDDIE51]

August 1994 was the start of Sunday opening for 'Large' shops like supermarkets. Before that only shops with less than 3,000 sq ft floor area were allowed to open. Easter Sunday was kept as a 'Closed shop' Sunday as a concession to the Churches . Now they want to open then as well.

[pixie374]

Was John Lewis called Trewins at one time? I don't think any businesses should have to shut They are already trying to compete with 24/7 online- and many of them failing. I think very few places will be monday-Friday 9-5... Move on, world.

[Mamyalynne]

I remember my Dad, a Postman working Christmas Day delivering - he loved it and usually came home a little full of Christmas cheer.

[baza]

Boxing Day 1971 was the last year British Rail ran a service, since private ownership some have tried to run trains but were not profitable, apart from Gatwick Express. London underground run from around 8am to about 7pm. For me to get to Lakeside for the sales I will have to use my car. ( as if ).

[Jackdaw33]

I have never understood what the area of a shop has to do with its opening hours.

[anneasquith]

Shopping has now become recreational , in the not to distant future the larger supermarkets will open on Christmas day,

[woofgang]

The John Lewis Partnership shops had various names. For a long time as John Lewis bought up shops, they kept their original names. Its not that long ago that they changed them all. I think the only John Lewis Store that has kept its old name now is Peter Jones in Chelsea.

[jamesnan]

My sister in law works in a shoe shop, and has to work Boxing day - why on earth would someone want to go shoe shopping on Boxing day?

[woofgang]

I don’t want to go shoe shopping at any time!

[baza]

I hate shopping.