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The study includes a detailed analysis of the impact of imposing the Sunday trading ban as proposed by the National Section of Trade Workers of NSZZ Solidarność on different types of retail activities in shopping centres, especially: generic retail, clothing, footwear and accessories stores, electronics and household appliances stores, and DIY stores, which generate more than of total turnover at SCs. The detailed analysis also includes the impact of the introduced changes on other types of business activity taking place in shopping centres, with a particular focus on food serving services as well as security and cleaning services

On the contrary, in today’s era of omni-channel retailing, there has been a convergence of online and offline and bricks-and-mortar remains the cornerstone of retailer strategies, acting as a platform to showcase brands and drive sales across all channels. Therefore, in order to understand the true contribution of bricks-and-mortar to turnover, it is also necessary to consider the online sales of retailers who have a physical store network. This report serves to provide a more accurate picture of the value of retail real estate in Europe and to quantify the retail sales that are owed all, or in part, to physical stores.