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Originally Posted by colin25
I thought they were doing because of the Olympics, that was the point. Hence at time of Olympics becomes moot
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From the op's link
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Although the relaxation would be temporary, the Treasury is expected to closely monitor its effects and a permanent move has not been ruled out if it proves a success
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Originally Posted by colin25
I thought they were doing because of the Olympics, that was the point. Hence at time of Olympics becomes moot
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No it doesn't ,performing such an experiment at the time of the Olympics ,using the Olympics as cover for emergency legislation is very much undemocratic because i am willing to bet that the changes become permanent shortly after with very little debate and consultation .There has been no concideration for staff that will be forced to work the extra hours during the temporary relaxation .
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Originally Posted by Peter_
If a retailer such as Tesco had the opportunity to open 24/7 as in Scotland they would because customers would be flocking to their stores, if that did not happen then it would not be viable but I can guarantee that people would shop all day Sunday if they could, no retailer is happy be shackled to such short hours on a Sunday.
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So if all the major retailers started opening 24/7 how would help the economy ? all that will happen is that retailers will have longer opening hours ,income won't suddenly go up ,people won't suddenly start spending more money because the shops open longer