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)