In france, as elsewhere, Sunday tends to be odd-jobs day. If you forget to buy the right drill bit ahead of time, however, you may be doomed to frustration, diy stores are among the great majority of retail businesses that are supposed to close on the official day of rest. That now looks set to change. On Sunday September 29th 14 Casto-rama and Leroy Merlin stores on the outskirts of Paris opened their doors in defiance of a court order. Employees wore shirts proclaiming "Yes Weekend", in a Gallic take on Barack Obama's 2008 mantra. Shoppers signed petitions. Unions protested. Politicians took sides. The government, divided on Sunday trading as on many other issues, handed on the hot potato for further study. Suggestions for change are due in November.
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