Poles still oppose the Sunday trade ban

Almost half of the adult Poles indicate that the next tightening of the Sunday trade ban is negative, results from the findings of the Havas Media Group - Intelligence Team. Inhabitants of the largest cities are particularly dissatisfied with this fact - nearly 64% of the population of cities with over 500,000 inhabitants assess the trade ban negatively.

Rural inhabitants are the most divided - around 40% of them assess the tightening of the ban negatively and 43.5% as positive.

"The trade ban has been in force since 2018, and this year, with a few exceptions, will cover all Sundays in the month. Our research shows that Poles' attitude to the ban on trade on Sundays does not change significantly. Although we have gradually become accustomed to not being able to shop on Sundays and we plan shopping earlier, it is still a major obstacle for 1/3 of Poles,”  Anna Ostrowska, Insight Specialist at the Havas Media Group, commented.

From January 2020 the ban applies to most Sundays - we will make purchases only on seven Sundays in the year.

(WBJ)