The Sunday Restructuring Act, in force since March 2018, has served e-shops.
According to PayU data published in "Rzeczpospolita", after the introduction of a trade ban on the second and third Sunday of March, 10 and 14 percent more online transactions were registered compared to the same days in February. On an annual basis - comparing the data from these two Sundays with their counterparts in March 2017 - it can be seen that the increase in sales amounted to 20 and 25 per cent respectively.
Who, however, loses the most on the ban on Sunday trading? According to "Rzeczpospolita", first of all, the stores visited by foreigners who shop in Poland mainly on weekends - in 2017 they spent PLN 41.5 billion. Foreigners most often bought construction and finishing materials (24 percent), household appliances and electronics (20 percent), transport parts and accessories (13 percent), food and drinks (12 percent). According to the Central Statistical Office, purchases were done mainly by visitors from Germany, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus and Lithuania.
From March to the end of 2018, there are two non-trade Sundays a month (trade is only allowed on the first and last Sunday of the month). In the next year, shopping can be done only one Sunday per month, while from 2020 all Sundays will be non-trading. The exception are shops where entrepreneurs stand behind the counter as well as post offices, food outlets, petrol stations, florists, shops at stations or airports.
