Saturday, March 17, 2018

Poland Bows to Church, Introduces Sunday Trade Ban



Poland, one of the most religious nations in Europe, has introduced a Sunday trade ban. 

The ban will be implemented gradually.

In 2018, stores will be open only 2 Sundays per month: the first one and the last one.
In 2019, they'll be awailable only 1 Sunday per month: the last one.
Starting from 2020, there will be only 5 Sundays per year open for trade: 2 before Christmas, 1 before Easter, and the last Sundays of January, April, June and August.

The ban has started in March 2018 and affects most of the stores, exept bakeries, ice cream locations, gas station stores and small mom-and-pop shops where owners stand at the counter themselves.


Via Business Insider, Bankier.pl