Self -service shops: flexibility or danger to trade?
Self -service shops: flexibility or danger to trade?
Ulm, Deutschland - The topic of the continuous opening times of self -service shops in Germany ensures lively discussions. In particular, the shops of the chain "Aunt-M", which now operate over 40 locations in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate, are criticized. Schwäbische.de to equip with a supplying infrastructure. You have no staff, customers pay via an app or to self -service health insurers and thus have access to food around the clock, even on public holidays.
But this innovative approach has its dark side. Criticism comes mainly from the "Allianz for Free Sonntag", a nationwide alliance of church and union organizations, which wants to keep the Sunday rest. According to tagesschau.de , critics fear that the opening hours of the "Aunt-M" shops could tighten the competition in retail on Sundays and endanger the protection of Sundays. Wolfgang Krüger from ver.di even calls for a general ban on Sunday opening for these shops in order to counteract the risk of disregard for the shop opening law in Baden-Württemberg.
political support for changes
The political reactions to the self -service shops are diverse. While the CDU parliamentary group in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament demands a legal basis for the continuous opening of these shops, politics is also reluctant. Local supply in rural regions remains a central concern, and in accordance with
The operators of the "Aunt-M" shops, such as Christian Maresch, are aware of the criticism, but see their shops as important local suppliers in communities without other shops. They argue that the high -sales Sundays are decisive for the profitability of their companies and that in rural areas you are dependent on flexible solutions.
a balancing act between need and tradition
The discourse on the opening times of self -service shops is therefore a balancing act between ensuring supply in rural areas and the preservation of traditional working hours and holiday rest. The question remains how politics can solve this conflict without neglecting the needs of people living in rural areas.
The discussion about the new concepts in retail shows how social changes have to go hand in hand with politics. What is certain is that the topic remains high and is important for many people.
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