Poles get used to ban on Sunday trade – study
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The ban on Sunday trade introduced in 2018 no longer raises great emotions in our society. The vast majority of consumers (69.1%) do not hinder their everyday lives in any way, according to a study carried out by Ibris on behalf of Santander Consumer Bank.
Almost 2/3 of respondents got used to the ban on Sunday trading and are planning purchases on other days of the week. In addition, almost half of Poles do not see the need to return to trade on this day. In need to make purchases on Sunday, the customers use online sales (almost 25%) or go to stores that are not affected by the ban (34.2%). These strategies are most often used by Poles from cities up to 50,000 residents (44.5%) and those whose income does not exceed PLN 1,000 (52.7% of responses).
However, there is a flip side to the coin – 25% of respondents claim that the ban has a negative impact on the comfort of their lives. For these Poles, Sunday is often the only day when they can shop effortlessly. In the group that would gladly return to trade on the last day of the week, there is a majority of inhabitants of the metropolis (61.3% of responses) and people with higher education (55.5%).
