Sunday trading news and archive

The Government faces backlash in plans to expand Sunday trading hours

Plans to extend retail Sunday trading hours may be supported by London's retail workers, but must also now face opposition from a group, known as Keep Sunday Special. The government has been given a "letter before action" from the group, which outline its plans for a future judicial review on the proposals to allow local authorities and councils...

Retail

Retail staff support extended Sunday trading hours

Research from New West End Company has found that 64 percent of retail workers on London's Bond Street, Regent Street, Oxford Street and Knightsbridge support calls for extending Sunday trading hours, which could see larger stores open for an extra two hours on Sundays. The independently conducted poll surveyed 850 floor staff, managers and...

Retail

Government launches Sunday trading consultation

The government is inviting retailers to have their say on its plans to relax current Sunday trading laws by giving local authorities the power to allow stores to open for longer with the launch of a six-week consultation. The consultation, which will run until September 16, is prosing two options for relaxation, to either “devolve powers to...

Fashion

Sunday trading during Olympics

The government is planning to lift all Sunday trading restrictions for eight weeks in July and August during the London Olympics and Paralympics in an attempt maximise the economic potential of the sporting event. Chancellor George Osborne said: "We have got the whole world coming to London and the rest of the country for the Olympics. It would...