JOHN Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary’s letter of February 6 expresses his concerns over plans to relax the Sunday trading laws for shops.
In light of the immense threat to the high street from the internet, longer opening hours could be just what shops need.
Comet, Woolworths and Jessops, just to name three, may have benefited from the availability of longer opening hours.
There are no time laws restricting internet sales and the only way shops can compete is to offer customers a better service than the internet offers.
At the end of the day, demand from customers dictates shop hours.
And Mr Hannett should embrace the longer hours as a possible survival route for shops and the staff they employ.
Let’s not forget the millions of other people who work on a Sunday already.
M COLLINS
Cookham Road, Swindon
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