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From: brewster@watdcsu.UUCP
Newsgroups: ont.general,can.general
Subject: Sunday openings
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Date: Tue, 2-Dec-86 12:48:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  2 12:48:33 1986
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>(For the record, I can definitely state that with Sunday openings
>I and my family would have put more spending into the economy over
>the past couple of years than we have done. As Orthodox Jews we
>can't shop on Saturday, and evenings are a hassle with kids. We
>do much of our food shopping on Sundays as it is, but there are
>purchases which are less time-driven (e.g., a new car) which we
>have put off for lack of convenient shopping time. We have a very
>relaxing Sabbath of our own and have no need to rest on other people's.)

  Come on now.  If you have money that you want to spend then you
  will find the time to spend it.  What are you proposing,  you have
  a huge hoard of money saved up that you really really want to spend
  but just haven't been able to find the time to ?  
  
  Sunday openings are the worst idea around.  In the short run it may
  be better for the store to open if the competitors don't, but in the
  long run everyone will be open, and there is no advantage.  In fact,
  there are huge disadvantages.  i.e. increased overhead for sales staff
  without increased sales, a lot more time spent away from family by
  the people who must work on Sunday.
  
  The idea that being open more days will increase sales is plainly
  idiotic in the long run.  This is like saying that if every store
  stayed open 24 hours every day, sales would increase even more.
  
  I have no particular interest in keeping stores closed on Sunday
  because it is the day or rest,  long term analysis just indicates
  that there are no advantages to staying open.
  
  Protest Sunday openings, shop at stores which don't open Sundays.
                                                   
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