tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post5841244014732928830..comments2024-03-18T14:23:35.602-05:00Comments on Observations, Reservations, Conversations: Sunday ShoppingJohn Dobbinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469872007840292315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-64627311780366235072012-08-22T15:36:50.731-05:002012-08-22T15:36:50.731-05:00We should have stores open 24 hours, 7 days a week...We should have stores open 24 hours, 7 days a week, then everyone could shop when they wanted to, it's wrong for the government to tell us when we can and can't shopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-71676276283482891232012-08-05T20:23:59.636-05:002012-08-05T20:23:59.636-05:00I agree that stores should be allowed to stay open...I agree that stores should be allowed to stay open later, as that would suit me better, but there are people who want it to be earlier. Someone who say needs to go to Home Depot or Walmart for a part to fix their toilet and wants to get it done first thing in the morning before spending the rest of the day at the beach instead of having to wait til noon to get anything done. 9 to 9 would be reasonable. Most stores aren't going to be open anyways. Just like on Saturdays many stores and malls seem to close early even when not required to.reedsolomon.matr1x at gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833240911634788354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-29247733371519110752012-08-05T17:27:19.114-05:002012-08-05T17:27:19.114-05:00The studies back in the 1980s (when the law was fi...The studies back in the 1980s (when the law was first enacted) showed exactly a link between when shopping could take place. It was cited by many people at the time as a inconvenient. North Dakota's change to more liberal Sunday shopping had a huge role in Manitobans travelling down there. <br /><br />The larger studies done worldwide also have shown a link to migration of people to where Sunday shopping was available. <br /><br />When Manitoba first enacted the law, it was said that the economic and employment impact would be small and would take away from other parts of the week. This proved to be completely false. It was a huge boost to the economy as some in the industry have already indicated.<br /><br />The Manitoba government didn't do this because it was just convenient. They defied the unions because the numbers were too big to ignore and they have said so themselves.John Dobbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469872007840292315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-50719169924931406282012-08-05T16:38:05.807-05:002012-08-05T16:38:05.807-05:00I'm not sure how the connection is made betwee...I'm not sure how the connection is made between cross-border shopping and extended shopping hours on Sunday. People are not going to the States to shop because of our Sunday shopping hours. They're shopping in the States because it's cheap, not convenient.<br /><br />The only people this may benefit (apart from businesses themselves and the consumers who want this) are part-time employees who may get a few extra hours a week (which may be unlikely as many retail workers are already working full days on Sunday before the doors open stocking shelves and whatnot).<br /><br />If this is what consumers want, that is fine. But this isn't really going to stimulate anything. People only have so much money to spend in a given week. Extended Sunday hours will make shopping slightly more convenient, but that is all.Prairie Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231923128668258668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-566031069993692082012-08-05T14:37:19.980-05:002012-08-05T14:37:19.980-05:00They totally missed the mark on this Sunday hours ...They totally missed the mark on this Sunday hours thing. They should've changed the law to allow stores to stay open LATER NOT EARLIER. Who needs to go shopping @ 9 am on a Sunday? Extend the hours to say 9 pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com