Poles grow weary of the Sunday trade ban - report

The number of people who are against restricting trade on Sundays is steadily growing, while the percentage of respondents who support the ban is decreasing, said the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) citing latest research. According to a report by Maison&Partners, as many as 51 percent of respondents are against the ban. In November last year, that figure stood at 46 percent. At the same time, 24 percent of Poles support the Sunday trade ban, while in November that figure stood at 31 percent.

Starting from 2019, the trade ban is stricter than before. shops can only be opened on one Sunday of the month and not - as in 2018 – two. From 2020, the Sunday trade ban will be in full force, except for a few Sundays before important public holidays.

Despite, the ban 60 percent of the respondents claim they don’t have problems shopping on Sundays, with 76 percent of them doing their Sunday shopping in small grocery stores, and about 40 percent buys food at gas stations.