We say: Close shops as sign of respect

November 5 2018 - 9:00am
We say: Close shops as sign of respect
We say: Close shops as sign of respect

Closing time

I can remember when all businesses, including retail stores, used to close their doors on public holidays and everyone who worked spent quality time with their family and friends. If we ever ran out of anything we would go to the corner stores or service station to pick up some bread and milk, for example. Nowadays it seems to be the opposite, especially for those who work in the retail industry, where stores are now open almost every day of the calendar year, including Boxing Day, Australia Day and Anzac Day, where once before they weren't permitted to trade on these important holidays.

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