All Sunday trading articles
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NewsSupermarkets lobby to extend pre-Christmas Sunday trading hours
Supermarket bosses have launched a bid to extend Sunday trading hours in the lead up to Christmas.
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NewsSunday trading reform doomed as MPs line up in opposition
Plans to liberalise Sunday trading hours for big stores such as supermarkets look likely to be abandoned in the face of parliamentary opposition.
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NewsSunday trading laws could be suspended across England
The government is mulling a year-long suspension of Sunday trading restrictions across England in a bid to boost the economy.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should Sunday trading hours be relaxed during coronavirus crisis?
The coronavirus outbreak has again put the extension of Sunday trading hours on the agenda and business secretary Alok Sharma has launched a review. Retail Week asks industry experts for their views.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spar International is thinking like a marketplace amid coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: Relax Sunday trading laws during coronavirus crisis
It is an age-old debate that splits opinion like few others in the world of retail: should Sunday trading laws be relaxed?
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NewsMajor grocers push government to relax Sunday trading laws
Major UK food retailers are keen to push the government to relax Sunday trading laws as part of their bid to continue feeding the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWaitrose and Morrisons bosses weigh in on failed Sunday trading reform
Retail bosses including Mark Price and Mike Greene had mixed reactions to the Government’s failed move to liberalise Sunday trading.
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VideoThe Retail Week: John Lewis, Waitrose, Morrisons and Sunday trading discussed
The John Lewis Partnership and Morrisons share results, and the Government is defeated over Sunday trading in The Retail Week for March 11.
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VideoWatch: John Lewis' Andy Street on results, consumer trends and m-commerce
As John Lewis reveals a fall in profits, managing director Andy Street talks about omnichannel and the categories driving growth this year.
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AnalysisWatch: Waitrose’s Mark Price on its results, Sunday trading and his successor
As Waitrose reports decreased profits and like-for-likes, departing boss Price shares his views on the grocer and his future plans.
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OpinionOpinion: Sunday trading vote shows ignorance to retailers' needs
The vote against Sunday trading reform has demonstrated how ignorant many MPs are to what retailers really need and want.
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NewsGovernment defeated over Sunday trading law shake-up
MPs have voted against controversial government plans to allow large shops to open longer on Sundays in England and Wales.
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NewsSunday trading shake-up hangs in the balance as opposition mounts
The government faces a possible defeat over its plans to shake-up Sunday trading laws as the SNP is set to reject the proposals.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sunday trading and Aldi
Retail news round-up on March 9, 2016: SNP to vote against Sunday trading extension, and Aldi boosts online product category.
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NewsSunday trading shake-up faces last-minute rebellion from Tory MPs
The Government faces pressure to water down its plans over Sunday trading laws as its own MPs are threatening a rebellion.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sunday trading, BHS, Morrisons and more
Retail news round-up on March 7, 2016: Tory MPs against Sunday trading extension, Morrisons' complaint against Aldi ad and Jigsaw eyes sale.
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NewsSunday trading hours reform could pass following SNP U-turn
Government plans to extend Sunday trading hours have taken a step forward after the SNP indicated it would no longer oppose the policy.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sunday trading, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on February 29, 2016: Churches against extension of Sunday trading hours and Sainsbury's mulls higher bid for Argos.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Brexit, Sainsbury's, Argos, and Sunday Trading discussed
George MacDonald and Luke Tugby explore the top stories from across the industry over the past seven days as the chase for Argos continues.