Billa Group Urges Relaxation of Opening Hours

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The Rewe Group is calling for longer opening hours for supermarkets and self-service shops. According to a survey, nearly three-quarters of them are in favour of longer openings for local suppliers.

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The relaxations should apply to self-service shops as well as in shops.

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Shortly before the delicate collective agreement negotiations in trade, Rewe CEO Marcel Haraszti calls for a massive expansion of the opening hours for Billa, Penny & Co and even brings the Sunday opening back to the tapet. He gets backing from the Chamber of Commerce.

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Teiber: "72 hours is enough – Sunday work remains a taboo." And daily the marmot greets: Longer opening hours do not bring higher sales – they only increase the pressure on employees and exacerbate competition at the expense of smaller companies," says Barbara Teiber, chairman of the GPA union, on the demand of Rewe Austria CEO Marcel Haraszti for longer opening hours for self-service shops and branches. [...] The contribution GPA union: No exte…

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Shortly before the start of collective bargaining in the retail sector, a new advance is coming in the debate about the liberalisation of opening hours. Rewe Austria CEO Marcel Haraszti has never made a secret of the fact that the current times are too restrictive for him. According to a survey commissioned by the Group, nearly three-quarters of the respondents want longer opening possibilities for local suppliers.