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Relaxation hits Retailers<br />

The Government’s relaxation of Sunday<br />

Trading Regulations, for an eight-week<br />

period around The Olympics, will hit small<br />

Independent Retailers.<br />

The Sunday Trading Act 1994 states that<br />

shops over 280 square metres in England and<br />

Wales are restricted to six hours of continuous<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

28th-3rd Jun National BBQ<br />

Week<br />

Football<br />

19th Champions League<br />

Final<br />

Rugby<br />

19th Heineken Cup<br />

Final<br />

26th Aviva Premiership<br />

Final<br />

Tennis<br />

27th-10th Jun French Open<br />

Tennis<br />

Grand Prix<br />

13th Spanish Grand Prix<br />

27th Monaco Grand Prix<br />

Trading between 10.00 and 18.00 on Sundays.<br />

Relaxation of the Act means that Supermarkets<br />

will be able to extend their Sunday opening<br />

hours for a two-month period from 22 <strong>July</strong>.<br />

Speaking prior to the proposal being confi rmed,<br />

James Lowman, Chief Executive of the<br />

Association of Convenience Stores said: “Any<br />

June <strong>2012</strong><br />

2nd-10th Summer Half Term<br />

4/5th Extended Bank<br />

Holiday Weekend<br />

for Diamond Jubilee<br />

of Queen Elizabeth II<br />

Football<br />

8th-1st Jul Euro Football Finals<br />

Tennis<br />

30th-8th Jul Wimbledon<br />

Horse Racing<br />

1st & 2nd Epsom Derby<br />

19th-23rd Royal Ascot<br />

Grand Prix<br />

10th Canadian Grand<br />

Prix<br />

24th European Grand<br />

Prix<br />

Moto GP<br />

17th British Moto GP<br />

Cycling<br />

30th-22nd Jul Tour de France<br />

<strong>July</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

Retailer Matters | 19<br />

relaxation, even just for London during The<br />

Olympics, would erode our existing, popular<br />

Sunday Trading rules.”<br />

Mr Lowman added that the temporary<br />

concession could open the door for the big<br />

Retail lobby to press for all sorts of exemptions<br />

for other events such as Christmas.<br />

Small Independent Retailers<br />

are being urged to lobby their<br />

MPs to get the temporary<br />

changes overturned.<br />

Dates for your Diary<br />

Make a note of these major dates so you can build In-Store activity/promotions and make sure you have enough stock to<br />

maximise sales at these key times.<br />

<strong>14</strong>th Father’s Day<br />

24th -<br />

30th Aug School Summer Holidays<br />

Grand Prix<br />

8th British Grand Prix<br />

22nd German Grand Prix<br />

29th Hungarian Grand Prix<br />

Golf<br />

15th-22nd The Open<br />

Athletics<br />

27th Olympic Opening<br />

Ceremony<br />

27th -<br />

12th Aug Olympic Games<br />

Aug <strong>2012</strong><br />

29th - Paralympic Games<br />

9th Sept

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