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87% of people think it is important for family stability and community life to have a common day off each week.
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Research
A poll of 1000 adults taken between 28th-30th March 2008 revelaed that 88% of people did not notice, did not realise, or were not bothered at all by big shops being closed al day on Easter Sunday.
1000 adults aged 16+ were interviewed on the GfK NOP Telebus during the weekend of 20th-22nd July 2007. The survey is designed to be nationally representative of adult profiles throughout the United Kingdom. Below are main key findings from the research.
More than 90% of shopworkers have rejected any extension to Sunday trading hours as the Department of Trade and Industry launches a consultation on this controversial issue.
An overview by Dr Yvonne Court of Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker, 2005
Over the last few years, Keep Sunday Special has commissioned a number of polls from NOP. Here are a few of the findings.
MPs from across the political divides have overwhelmingly rejected the complete relaxation of Sunday trading hours in a survey for retail union Usdaw.
Nearly two-thirds of Britain's shoppers have firmly rejected any extension of Sunday shopping hours for large stores in an independent survey for retail union Usdaw.
A summary of a research paper by Ruth Hill (1999)
ATTEMPT TO EXTEND SUNDAY TRADING FOR GARDEN CENTRES
May 12 2008
The 1994 Sunday Trading Act allows shops to be open for six hours on a Sunday. A private members Bill being introduced into the House of Lords is asking to amend the 1994 Sunday Trading Act, by changing opening hours for garden centres from six to eight hours. The Bill also seeks to allow trading on Easter Sunday.
POLL REVEALS MOST PEOPLE NOT BOTHERED BY SHOPS CLOSING ON EASTER SUNDAY
May 08 2008
A recent opinion poll by GfK NOP revealed that 88% of people did not notice, did not realise, or were not bothered at all by big shops being closed al day on Easter Sunday.
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