Shopping on Sunday ‘a success’
Monday 11th May 2009, 3:00PM BST.
The scene in King Street yesterday lunchtime. Picture by Peter Mourant (00688566)
TRADERS enjoyed a good day’s business after being allowed to open yesterday to make the most of the Liberation Day weekend crowds.
Retailers had voiced their concern over losing two days’ trading as they would be banned from opening on Saturday as the Island celebrated Liberation Day.
Under normal trading laws, the majority of Island shops would also have been prevented from opening yesterday.
But Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean last week came to the traders’ rescue by announcing that an Islandwide ‘festival’ would be declared on Sunday, allowing shops to open.
The scene in King Street yesterday lunchtime. Picture by Peter Mourant (00688566)
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whoopee doo – shops ‘allowed’ to open on a Sunday – about time we caught up with the rest of the world and allowed it every Sunday.
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21century – I for one am against sunday trading – mainly because it’s supposed to be a day off for all! If consumers can’t get their act together to buy their stuff between 5-6pm mon – fri or all day on saturday then i have no sympathy for them – as for the greedy shop owners they should go to england and open up on sunday!
Keep some semblance of island life in Jersey – keep shops closed on sundays!
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The reason Sunday was a success was because the shops were not open on Saturday, not because Sunday trading was allowed (in addition to Saturday).
When the UK extended retail opening hours … and then started Sunday trading …and then along came 24 hr opening – surveys revealed that the shops didn’t get any more people shopping, just the same number of people spread over 24/7.
Called me old-fashioned (& folk will), but I like the fact that there’s no shopping on a Sunday. It’s hardly life threatening to do without it 1 day of the week. And I’m sure there’s plenty of young kiddies that are delighted to be able to play out on a Sunday rather than being dragged around the shops as you see every Saturday.
Perhaps these shopaholics need a hobby…
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Lula most people work five days a week in case you haven’t noticed. That leaves just one day to do all your shopping. This is the 21st century and it is ridiculous that shops cannot open when they and more importantly there customers wish.
And no even now it is not “a day off for all”. People working shifts and those in hospitality for instance will often be working on a Sunday.
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I work 5 days a week and part time on Saturday and I manage it? I go food shopping tuesday at 6pm – i go to iceland do my weekly shop and buy various bits and bobs on my lunchbreak in town – i rarely have to go into town on a saturday and couldn’t think why anyone would want to go on a sunday as well? For the record most shops are closing not because they can’t open on a sunday but because we’re buying more and more online – mainly because of the ridiclous mark up shops have.
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Al..could not agree with you more. Its ridiculous that shops cannot open on a Sunday. Fingers crossed the success from last weekend will wake up our lords and masters and this will be an extended scheme!
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