by Mike ‘Mish’ Shedlock
Mish Talk
Sacred Sundays
Besieged by online rivals, retailers are staying open Sunday afternoons with automated cashiers. Critics see an invasion of American-style consumerism.
Please consider Self-Checkout in France Sets Off Battle Over a Day of Rest.
French labor rules prohibit most shops from employing workers past 1 p.m. on Sundays. But as e-commerce and online giants like Amazon usher in an era of round-the-clock spending, retailers are amping up the use of automated cashiers to help them compete.