Research conducted by the Association of Convenience Stores has shown that out of town superstores and retail parks are set to be the beneficiaries of planned changes to Sunday trading regulations.
The survey of 70 local authority chief executives across England and Wales showed that 52% included out of town retail parks, out of town supermarkets and large shopping centres as their...
Shops could be allowed to open for longer on Sundays under radical plans to devolve powers over trading hours to major towns and cities to be unveiled in tomorrow’s summer Budget.
In the biggest shake-up of Sunday trading laws since the 1990s, Chancellor George Osborne wants to allow mayors and councils to determine for themselves what the rules should be in their areas.
