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Shopping hours
Customs and regulations for shopping hours (times that shops are open) vary from country to country.
Some countries do not allow Sunday shopping. In Islamic countries some shops are
closed on Fridays during noon. In Israel many shops are closed on Friday evening
and Saturday during daytime. Each state in Australia sets its own standard trading
hours, but in most of the country the shops are open seven days a week for at least
part of the day. For some shops and other businesses Christmas Day is the only day
in the year that they are closed. In the US a shop may often be open all days of
the year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day (most often - virtually everything
closes on that day in virtually all communities), and Easter Sunday, although in
smaller communities many stores will be closed on all Sundays. In Islamic countries
shops may have special opening hours during Ramadan.
In Britain, most retail shops are generally open 6 or 7 days a week. Typical opening
times are: Mondays - Saturdays 9am to 5:30pm Some shopping centres stay open until
8pm or later Sunday- 10am to 4pm (or 11am to 5pm) Sunday shopping has become popular
in recent years and most large shops in towns are open for business. Shops in England
Wales and Northern Ireland are only allowed to trade for 6 hours on Sundays. In
Scotland, in theory, Sunday is the same as any other day although in practice many
shops do not open at all or just open for four hours in smaller towns. Large supermarkets
are open for 24 hours except for Sundays. Again Scottish legislation allows true
24-7 trading and the large chains do not close at all. Many supermarkets and superstores
otherwise open from 8am until 10pm from Mondays to Saturdays and 10am to 4pm (or
11am to 5pm) on Sundays.
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