Essay: shops Opening hours in the retail sector It is a fact universally acknowledged that the world is increasingly growing as well as consumerism. That is the reason why the issue about when the shops should be open in the European Union came out recently. Recent research indicates that 70% of the shops in our country don’t open at the weekends nor in the public holidays. In addition to this, few people would dispute that an extensive opening hours would be beneficial for our community. Taking this into account, the government should set some laws concerning this issue. This could be allowing shop owners to decide whether or not they open their shops inside an establish limit such as opening two weekends per month. There can be no doubt that opening the shops 7 days a week is an advantage for those citizens who don’t have time to go shopping during the week. However, another point worth mentioning is that this measure would increase consumerism and could be a nightmare for those who work in the retail sector since they would have no spare time either. In conclusion, although most people would generally agree that shops should be open everyday, few would deny that this measure would not be to our advantage at all. That is the reason why I personally believe that the owner of the shop should be able to decide the opening of his business at his convenience on the condition that they obey the law and treat their workers in a proper way.