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These comments only relate to England and Wales

• Large Shops(*) in England and Wales(#)
  • Must remain closed throughout Easter Sunday and Christmas Day
  • If open on Sunday, they must display their opening hours
  • The shop can only open for only for 6 consecutive hours between 10:00 and 18:00
  • Popular opening hour choices include 10:00-16:00, 10:30-16:30 and 11:00-17:00
  • A store can open its doors 30 minutes early (for browsing) but must not accept any payments until the official opening time
  • Stores can open on the remaining Bank Holidays but many choose to close. Many stores will close on Boxing Day and New Years Day.
• Small Shops in England and Wales
• Sunday Trading restrictions do not normally apply to small shops

(*) Sunday Trading regulations in England and Wales usually define a large shop as having a sales area larger than 280 square metres. (There are few exemptions, usually linked to ports, airports, train stations, service stations, pharmacies, farm produce, transport, exhibitions, etc.)
(#) Different rules apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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