France says DIY stores can open on Sundays

[The Straight Story]

France says DIY stores can open on Sundays


Home improvement stores will be allowed to open on Sundays it has been announced after a fierce debate over the country's strict laws on trading on the traditional day of rest.

Retailers can only open on a Sunday under certain conditions -- if they are located in a tourist or a high-density area, for example. Any shop selling food can operate until 1:00 pm.

But the rules have infuriated workers who want to work Sundays at a time of sky high unemployment, and drawn criticism that they are archaic and ill-suited to a time of economic hardship.

Some 180 stores will now be able to trade on Sundays until July 1, 2015, to allow time for a revamp of the law, according to a decree published in France's official journal and signed by Labour Minister Michel Sapin.

http://www.thelocal.fr/20140101/france-says-diy-stores-can-open-on-sundays

[Cha]

1. Wow, I had no idea.. so Sundays are

like sacred to the French! Imagine the business owners are ecstatic and those who get to buy home improvements if they feel like it on Sunday.

thanks TSS

[Dr Hobbitstein]

2. A favorite quote...

"Open Sunday twelve to six... open on Sunday from twelve to six! You know, I don't believe I want to live in a country where you stay open on Sunday to business. You shouldn't have to work on Sunday to support your family."

--Holmes Osborne as Mr. Patterson in "That Thing You Do!"