The stance of Angers Loire Métropole regarding the prohibition of stores to open on Sunday contradicted by inhabitants

Angers policy regarding the opening of stores on Sundays is turning schizo-phrenic. On December 23, the new commercial park Atoll, whose the creation was supported by Angers town council, was full of passer-by, had noticed Le Courrier de l'Ouest.  "The car parks were almost full. Angers inhabitants thought it was a good idea for a walk before Christmas. But only two stores out of sixty were running", looks to deplore the daily newspaper.

While it is possible to let the no food stores to open five Sundays per year, all the mayors of Angers Loire Métropole asked on July 2012 to the Maine et Loire prefect  not to grant such authorization. The mayors justified - cautiously - their wish saying that even "the rules allowing food stores to open on Sundays do not seem to fit with the expectations of French society". But is that sure? What were all the people doing on Sunday before Christmas in a commercial center. What was their purpose walking along the front sides?

The Angers Loire Métropole council has been, that las Sunday before Christmas, absolutely contradicted by the facts. A few days before the beginning of a year generally predicted as difficult by the French national authority, Angers Loire Métropole representatives should be wise to reconsider their stance regarding the opening of stores on Sundays. The Angers society has probably changed much more than they believe. A change of mood on that issue would be a useful gift for the local economy in 2013. Hopefully for chidren, Santa Claus was working that Sunday...