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Shopping Centers Today -> April 2006
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WHERE THEY STAND ON SUNDAY SHOPPING
(selected markets)
Least restrictions
Croatia — No restrictionsCzech Republic — No restrictions
Finland — 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Hungary — No restrictions
Ireland — 24-hour shopping, larger stores more limited hours
Poland — No restrictions, but lobby pressure for large-store closure
Portugal — 6 a.m. to midnight
Sweden — 5 a.m. to midnight
U.K. — 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., no restrictions for small retailers
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Partial to strong restrictions
Italy — Shopping permitted eightSundays per year
Netherlands — Shopping permitted 12 Sundays per year
Slovenia — Ten Sundays per year
restriction on large stores
Spain — Shopping permitted 18
Sundays per year
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Strong to complete restrictions
Austria — Sunday shopping only at stores smaller than 80 square meters (861 square feet) at train stations and airportsBelgium — Very limited Sunday
shopping, usually in tourist spots
France — Shopping permitted 12
Sundays per year (no restrictions on food service or family-owned)
Germany — Shopping permitted 12 Sundays per year (variable rules in some regions during World Cup)
Greece — Government pushing for seven Sundays per year
Norway — No Sunday shopping for stores larger than 100 square meters (150 square meters for gas stations)
Switzerland — Recent vote for some liberalization of Europe’s most restrictive rules
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