Too late, I remembered our Sunday trading laws – which mean that stores with over 280 square metres of floor space can only open for six hours between 10am and 6pm. On Easter Sunday they can't open at all. Smaller shops, however, can open at will.
In England and Wales, the Sunday Trading Act 1994 means all stores over 3000 square feet have to be registered for Sunday Trading with their local authority. These stores can only open on a selected 6 hours on a Sunday between 10am and 6pm. Stores within railway stations are excluded from this.
If the area of your shop, which is accessible to the public, is larger than 280 square metres then the Sunday Trading Act applies to your shop. You can only open on a Sunday for a maximum of 6 hours within 10am and 6pm.
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Can you shop in Asda before 10 on a Sunday?
Sunday trading laws that's why they can't serve till 10 so it gives you half hour to do your shopping and get straight to the till at 10am if you wish. Been like this for many years.
On Sunday, shops are usually open from 10am or 11am until 4pm or 5pm. The opening hours vary though, so it's best to double-check these in advance before making the trip. You can find your nearest one including contact details by using Lidl's store locator tool.
What time can you start shopping at Tesco's on a Sunday?
There's an eight-hour window - 10am-6pm - in which the big shops can have their six hours of opening. Tesco's most common Sunday opening hours are 10am-4pm, says a spokesman.
There's a limit on Sunday opening hours due to Sunday traditionally being a day of rest, as well as a religious or spiritual day for many people. They also help small businesses, allowing them to stay open for as long as they want when larger retailers have to close earlier than usual.
Several large retailers challenged the legal ruling in force, with some opening on Sundays from Christmas 1991 onwards This led to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 permitted "large shops" – those with a "relevant floor area" in excess of 280 m2 (3,000 sq ft) – to open for up to six hours on Sunday between the hours of 10 am ...
Following the defeat of the Shops Bill 1986, which would have enabled widespread Sunday trading, compromise legislation was introduced in July 1994 in England and Wales, coming into force on 26 August 1994, allowing shops to open, but restricting opening times of larger stores i.e. those over 280 m2 (3,000 sq ft) to a ...
Large shops (over 280 square metres/3,000 square feet) - Monday to Saturday - no restrictions; Sunday - opening for six continual hours only, between 10am and 6pm. Easter Sunday and Christmas Day - large shops must be closed, including garden centres.
The Sunday Trading Act 1994 contains provisions for the protection of staff. These provisions are not enforced by the Local Authority but are the jurisdiction of an Industrial Tribunal with the exception of the original provisions of the Shops Act 1950 relating to time off in respect of Sunday working.
Easter Sunday, which falls on April 20, will see most shops shut down entirely across England and Wales. Government rules dictate that any shop bigger than 280 square metres in size in England and Wales is legally obliged to close on Easter Sunday.
B&Q has more stores, with 350 in the UK and again the most in London. Their opening hours also vary store to store, but most are open from 7am-8pm Monday to Friday, but they close at 7pm on Saturdays. On Sundays they're open from 10am to 4pm.
In England and Wales, thanks to the Licensing Act 2003, the law which introduced 24 hour drinking, shops can sell alcohol 24 hours if they have been granted a licence allowing them to do so. Whereas in Scotland, alcohol is not sold in shops from 10pm at night until 10am the next morning.
On Sundays, large shops may open for no more than 6 continual hours between the period 10am and 6pm. All large shops must close on Easter Sunday and on Christmas Day. In contrast, there are no opening restrictions for small shops (under 280 square metres or 3,000 square feet).
Small shops with a retail area of less than 280 square metres can open when they want on Sundays and do not need a Sunday trading licence. Other exemptions include: public houses, off-licences and takeaways (opening hours for these are governed by their licence requirements)
In 1994 this changed when the Sunday Trading Act was brought in, allowing small shops to open for as long as they want on Sundays - but large shops over 3,000sq ft (280sq m) are still only allowed to open for six hours.
The overnight trading session for US stocks and ETFs are from 8:00 pm to 3:50 am ET, with the first session beginning on Sunday at 8:00 pm ET and the last session ending at 3:50 am on Friday. Trades executed between 8:00 pm and 12:00 am carry a trade date of the following day.
The Sunday Trading Act 1994 limits the hours of shops over 280 square metres trading area to six continuous hours between the hours of 10am and 6pm. Smaller shops can open for 24 hours on a Sunday and some do.
The Sunday Trading Act came into effect at the end of August, 1994. It removed all restrictions on Sunday trading from all small shops (and certain larger ones) but permitted other large shops to open for six hours on Sundays.
Do you have customer toilets /baby changing facilities? At present, not all stores have facilities accessible to the public. We are currently in the process of redesigning our stores and welfare areas to ensure public access. However, if you ask a member of staff in store they will be happy to help you.
The restricted hours were supposed to facilitate church attendance; there was a clause which USDAW wanted, saying that those who started work with a retailer prior to 1994 could not be required to work on Sundays; and the restrictions applying to large stores were to protect smaller family retailers.
