British shopping laws ‘inconsistent’
By TONY VERDON, in London Sunday trading laws in Britain are riddled with inconsistencies and complexities. Small shop owners are currently allowed to open on Sundays, but most large do-it-yourself stores are not. Under the present law, a British news agent can
legally sell a copy of “Playboy” on a Sunday, but not a copy of the Bible. The owner of a small shop in Britain is able to sell a plant on Sundays, but not a plant pot. To help highlight the problems, some shopkeepers have tried to get around the law by making “special offers.” In one case, a shopkeeper has been offering a ladder “free” with an orange — the orange can be legally sold on a Sunday, but the ladder cannot.
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Press, 23 February 1989, Page 19
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