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Following the defeat of the Shops Bill 1986, which would have enabled widespread Sunday trading, compromise legislation was introduced in July 1994 in England and Wales, coming into force on 26 August 1994, [1] allowing shops to open, but restricting opening times of larger stores i.e. those over 280 m 2 (3,000 sq ft) to a maximum of six hours, between 10:00-18:00 only.
Mr Price Group is a cash-based fashion-value retailer, and is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Established in 1985, the retailer has 2,900 stores which are mainly in South Africa, as well as online channels. The company operates through four segments: Apparel, Homeware, Financial Services and Telecoms.
DP World London Gateway is a port within the wider Port of London, on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex.Opened in November 2013, the site is a fully integrated logistics facility, consisting of a semi-automated deep-sea container terminal which is on the same site as a land bank for the development of warehousing, distribution facilities, and ancillary logistics services.
Somerfield (/ ˈ s ʌ m ər f iː l d / SUM-ər-feeld) was a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom.The business started life in the 19th century as grocers J. H. Mills, and after a series of buyouts and mergers, the company became known as Gateway.
Although Fine Fare spent money on closing down 32 older stores and opening a further 13 new stores, profits had grown by 25%, and was the fastest growing business within Associated British Foods, with Garry Weston announcing a further 15 new stores would be opened during 1986. However, investors were speculating that the business would be sold ...
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The Shop Hours Act 1904 (4 Edw. 7. c. 31) gave certain additional optional powers to local authorities, making a "closing order" fixing the hour (not earlier than 7 p.m., or on one day in the week 1 p.m.) at which shops in their area had to stop serving customers. [3] Councils could decide the types of shops to which the order would apply.