Deregulation of Sunday trading: the effects of shopping habits in Sweden
Sami KajaloHelsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland)
INTRODUCTION: SUNDAY TRADING IN EUROPE
In several European countries, there has been a lively debate on shop opening regulations. This debate has also been followed by partial deregulation of shop opening regulations in many countries. For example, in England and Wales Sunday trading was legalised in 1994, and in Finland there was a partial deregulation of Sunday trading in 1997 (Kajalo, 1997b).
Thus, there are a number of European countries which allow shops to open on Sundays. Furthermore, in...