Customs and regulations for shopping hours vary between countries and between cities.
A door sign indicating that the store is open for business
A convenience store at a Vienna train station selling Reiseproviant (travel provisions), the usual code for expanded opening hours
This store in Groningen is closed for Christmas and New Year's Day.
A CVS/pharmacy in New York City that is open 24/7, but remains closed on Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
Sunday shopping or Sunday trading refers to the ability of retailers to operate stores on Sunday, a day that Christian tradition typically recognises as a day of rest. Rules governing shopping hours, such as Sunday shopping, vary around the world but many countries and subnational jurisdictions continue to ban or restrict Sunday shopping, such as Poland. In the United States, rules are enshrined within Blue laws.
A billboard erected in Budapest's III district by the opposition MKKP-Vastagbőr alignment
Sunday Laws in Ontario, 1911