Political changes in Poland have brought back the topic of trading and non-trading Sundays. The company Inquiry asked Poles what they think about the Sunday trading ban and what their forecasts and expectations are regarding possible new legislation.

The survey ‘Banning Sunday trading. Poles’ attitudes’ shows that opinions on restricting Sunday shopping are rather divided with 38 % of Poles supporting the idea of a Sunday trading ban versus a further 37% speaking negatively about it. By comparison, in 2020, the percentage of positive opinions was only 27 % and negative opinions as high as 57 %.

For 44 % of surveyed Poles, the current Sunday trading ban does not pose a major problem and is assessed as not inconvenient or not very inconvenient. On the other hand, for one in three Poles it is a regulation that makes everyday life difficult.

Thus, conclusions can be drawn that Poles have already managed to get used to the Sunday trading ban, which is confirmed by the fact that the percentage of negative opinions on the subject has decreased compared to the corresponding survey conducted in 2020.

As many as 72 % of Poles believe that there will be changes to Sunday trading laws. Half of respondents hope that the Sunday trading ban will be lifted partially or completely, while the other half fear these changes and do not think they are needed.

“Four years ago, Poles were very negative about the Sunday trading ban. The current survey clearly shows that we have adapted to the fact that shops are closed on Sundays. Poles are clearly divided into opponents and supporters of the ban and these groups are of similar size. We are unanimous in one issue – some changes in the legislation will take place and intermediate solutions that reconcile the needs and expectations of the two ‘camps’ are possible”, says Agnieszka Górnicka, president of Inquiry.

Adrian Andrzejewski