Friday, 24 August 2012

Sainsbury's chief and Church leaders criticise plans to reform Sunday trading



The Chief Executive of Sainsbury's, Justin King, said that 'maintaining Sunday's special status has great merit' in a letter to The Sunday Telegraph. The Anglican Bishop of Oxford added his signature to a separate letter to the same paper, highlighting the 'detrimental impact' of the possible changes. The concerns come after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said he would be willing to look at the impact of the temporary relaxation on Sunday trading, introduced during this year's Olympic Games.

(Read more: BBC News, 19/8)

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