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You’re saying there is no equivalent to Ladenzeitgesetz in Germany?

• the_mitsuhiko 3y ago
  There is, but not nearly as restrictive. Stores can be open from at least 6 to 20 any day of the week other than Sunday and in most states in Germany, Sunday trading has been at least partially permitted. In Austria you cannot even operate a fully automated grocery store (either by vending machines or something like Amazon Go) without being afoul of the regulation.
  • Timon3 3y ago
    > There is, but not nearly as restrictive. Stores can be open from at least 6 to 20 any day of the week other than Sunday I just looked up the corresponding law for Austria, and they are allowed to open from 6 to 21 on weekdays, and 6 to 18 on Saturdays. Doesn't really seem more restrictive? > and in most states in Germany, Sunday trading has been at least partially permitted. Not really. For each Bundesland there are a couple of cities where a few stores can open, but they are a very rare exception. Example for tomorrow: https://www.kaufsonntag.de/datum-termine/september/17-09-2023/ https://www.kaufsonntag.de/datum-termine/september/17-09-202... And keep in mind that even for those cities it's not all stores. I checked Cologne as an example, and there it's for example only stores in the district Köln-Lindenthal.
    • the_mitsuhiko 3y ago
      > Doesn't really seem more restrictive? You misread the law. Only for a total of 72 hours. So if you were to open from 6 to 21 you couldn’t open Saturday at all and would have to close early ok Friday. In practical terms most supermarkets in Austria close at around 7pm.
      • Timon3 3y ago
        Ah, that is indeed a big difference. Thank you for clarifying!