The Sunday shopping on December 19th, 2021 will take place in Cologne
The one approved by the Cologne City Council in September 2021 for Sunday, December 19, 2021 Sunday shopping The trade union ver.di complained on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, with reference to the Cologne Christmas markets. On Friday, December 17th, 2021, the Münster Higher Administrative Court announced that the lawsuit would not be allowed. The shops of the shops Cologne city center so am laden Sunday, December 19, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. for last-minute Christmas shopping on the 4th Advent on Sunday, which is open for sale. to die Cologne transport company KVB This is why it is ideal to operate on the tram line 1. In the period from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm, the trams on this KVB line run every 7-8 minutes.
Stadtmarketing Köln reacts to the decision with relief
The Cologne city center trade received the decision of the Higher Administrative Court of Münster with great relief. The court has thus once again confirmed the necessary public interest with reference to the occasion of the Christmas markets in Cologne city center, so City Marketing Cologne. Because the markets are an outstanding event in urban life. In view of this reality of eight different Christmas markets, it is not in doubt that there is an actual declared connection between the Christmas markets and the store opening, Stadtmarketing Köln in a statement.
“We as Stadtmarketing Köln and the Cologne inner-city trade have no understanding for this approach and the short-term nature. In particular, the retail, catering and Cologne Christmas markets, which have been badly hit by the pandemic, are constantly faced with new challenges, ”says Annett Polster,
Managing Director of the Interest Group.
IHK Cologne complains about a lack of planning security for Sunday shopping
Also the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce greetings that Sunday shopping in downtown Cologne can take place as planned. “An additional sales day, on which the shops can present themselves in conjunction with the Christmas markets, is a good thing for many companies, especially in view of the weaker Christmas business caused by corona,” says Dr. Uwe Vetterlein.
According to Vetterlein, he is critical of the fact that with the now rejected urgent application, a threatened rejection has again caused uncertainty. If, as recently, for example, Sundays open for sale in Leverkusen are questioned at very short notice and canceled by court decision, this is a great burden for the dealers concerned because of the lack of any planning security. “Why ver.di I do not understand that actions like this repeatedly go against the interests of consumers and their own members, ”says Vetterlein.