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Article: MONEY: SHOP FLAWS; Paying price for open-all-hours culture.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 10, 2002
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Byline: Kevan Reilly
OPEN All Hours might have been a TV comedy but early mornings and late nights are becoming a way of life for many shopkeepers.
The fact your corner shop now opens throughout the night may be handy if you run out of milk in the wee small hours, but research by Eagle Star shows it's putting an enormous amount of stress on independent traders.
More than half are working a 70-hour week, and a third don't take holidays or even a break during the day. With more supermarkets opening 24 hours and petrol stations staying open all night, ...