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{{DISPLAYTITLE: German Supermarkets Open on Sundays}}
 
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In Germany, the opening times of supermarkets and other retail stores are by law.<ref>{{Cite|date=2022-05-08|url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladenschlussgesetz |quote= In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ladenschlussgesetz or "Shop Closing Law" (abbreviated: LadSchlG) is the federal law regulating at which times retail stores were forced to be closed to the public.}}</ref>
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In Germany, the opening times of supermarkets and other retail stores are by law.<ref>{{Cite|date=2022-05-08|url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladenschlussgesetz |quote= In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ladenschlussgesetz or "Shop Closing Law" (abbreviated: LadSchlG) is the federal law regulating at which times retail stores were forced to be closed to the public.}}</ref> Regulations are different between the states.
Regulations are different between the states.
 
  
 
But what is the same in all states: On '''Sundays and public holidays''', most (bigger) shops and '''supermarkets are closed'''.
 
But what is the same in all states: On '''Sundays and public holidays''', most (bigger) shops and '''supermarkets are closed'''.

Revision as of 02:08, 9 May 2022

In Germany, the opening times of supermarkets and other retail stores are by law.[1] Regulations are different between the states.

But what is the same in all states: On Sundays and public holidays, most (bigger) shops and supermarkets are closed.

However, there are exceptions, mostly for supermarkets at train stations. See here lists of open supermarkets by cities:

Notes

  1. "In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ladenschlussgesetz or "Shop Closing Law" (abbreviated: LadSchlG) is the federal law regulating at which times retail stores were forced to be closed to the public." – source, retrieved 2022-05-08