Domenico Gradara, the president
of the Federdistribuzione association that represents big
retailers in Italy, on Friday warned of possible job losses if
the ruling 5-Star Movement-League majority stops Sunday trading
in Italy.
The M5S and the League are looking at rolling back a
liberalization of trading hours introduced by ex-premier Mario
Monti's 2011-2013 executive, with trading on Sundays and
national holidays possibly being halted, except for in December.
Gradara said that Sunday was the second-best day of the week
for revenues and warned that "tens of thousands of jobs" could
be lost if business were stopped on that day.
Consumer groups are also against the end of Sunday trading
but the proposal has the support of small retailers and
religious groups.
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