Winter means comfort and Sundays on the couch. But if you’ve had enough of it and want to spend another exciting day shopping, then get off the sofa and head into the city center, because today is Sunday shopping in some cities! Here in our overview you can read everything you need to know about shopping on Sunday, January 21st, 2024.
If you look at the calendar, you know: January is almost over and February is just around the corner. If you don’t find time for a leisurely shopping spree during the weekdays, you can also stroll through the shops on the weekend. This time in different cities even today. We will tell you here on news.de which federal states are in demand when it comes to Sunday openings today, January 21st, 2024, and whether your city is also there.
The relevant information for the events comes from the relevant municipal websites and may be subject to short-term changes.
Sunday shopping today, January 21st, 2024: Is your state included?
On January 21st you must be lucky to have one near you the shops are open Sunday takes place and the shops invite you to stroll. Sunday openings are scheduled for January 21, 2024 in 4 federal states. There are appointments in 4 different cities in the federal states Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Sunday shopping is regulated by the laws governing shop opening times. According to this regulation, shops must remain closed on Sundays and public holidays, although exceptions have been agreed. Sunday opening is determined in more detail by the federal states and is therefore regulated differently. In most federal states, sales are allowed on four Sundays a year, but some go far beyond this (such as Berlin, which has eight Sundays open per year). However, the daily opening period may not exceed 5 hours anywhere. An occasion is also required for Sunday opening. This can be a market or a fair, as well as another event that is highly relevant to the city’s population.
Sunday shopping in Brandenburg on January 21st, 2024
Brandenburg even allows shops to open on six Sundays a year. Exceptions here, as in many other federal states, are certain public holidays, such as Whitsun and Easter Sunday, Sunday of the Dead and Remembrance Day. This time you have the opportunity to go on a shopping tour on Sundays in the following Brandenburg cities:
Cottbus (crafts fair)
Sunday shopping in Lower Saxony
Open doors due to Sunday openings can be found in the following cities in the state of Lower Saxony:
Bad Nenndorf (winter sales opening)
In Lower Saxony, shops are allowed to open on Sundays – except in the seaside resorts – four times a year from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Lower Saxony therefore adheres to the nationwide regulations.
Sunday shopping in North Rhine-Westphalia on January 21st
The regulations of the federal shop closing law currently apply in North Rhine-Westphalia. That means: a maximum of four Sundays open for shopping per year. However, these may not take place at Christmas, Easter or Pentecost. These are the cities and communities in North Rhine-Westphalia where you can also go shopping on Sundays this time:
Sunday shopping in Rhineland-Palatinate on January 21st
The federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate has not issued any special regulations for Sunday shopping. According to federal law, the following applies here: a maximum of four Sundays open for shopping per year, but not on public holidays. In Rhineland-Palatinate, shops are allowed to open in the following cities today:
Görgeshausen (opening XXXLutz Müllerland in Görgeshausen)
What is Sunday shopping like in other countries?
In some parts of Eastern Europe there are no legal restrictions on opening shops on Sundays. In countries like Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Hungary, businesses are allowed to decide for themselves whether they open on Sundays or not. In Greece, people often stand in front of closed shop doors on Sundays. There are exceptions to the rule in important tourist regions and also in large Greek cities. In Poland, for example, you can usually easily postpone weekend shopping until Sunday. The shops of our eastern neighbors are also open on Sundays, as long as the day does not fall on a public holiday.
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How did shopping Sunday actually develop?
It wasn’t that long ago, namely at the end of the 19th century, when shops and businesses were still open seven days a week, 18 hours a day. That changed with the change in the industry and the emergence of the first large department stores around 1900. The first Sunday restrictions came into force. In 1919, Sunday was finally designated a day of rest. This still applies today with the following exceptions, which are anchored in the Shop Closing Act: Shops nationwide are allowed to open on four Sundays a year. However, a federal state may adjust or increase the number.
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