Sunday trading laws to be relaxed, can't we have just one day without shops?

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The Government is looking at relaxing our Sunday trading laws in a move to help the embattled retail sector, on the basis of replies to an online survey of small businesses.

Currently, stores of more than 3,000sq ft in floor space in England and Wales can open for just six hours on a Sunday but the retail sector seems to be arguing that the more time people have to do shopping the more money then can spend and business will thrive once more.

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