31.   The Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel boldly compared the lifestyle shift promised by the new shopping hours to the enormous changes after reunification.

32.   The first weekend of extended shopping hours throughout Germany inspired a shopping mania in major cities, but anecdotal evidence suggests that cashiers in outlying areas were mostly idle.

33.   The market is closed to vehicular traffic during shopping hours.

34.   The market is closed off to vehicular traffic during shopping hours.

35.   The operation effectively sealed off the city center for several hours, leaving parking lots and bus parks mostly empty during usually busy shopping hours.

36.   Unions have consistently opposed the changes, including extension of shopping hours on weekday evenings and Saturdays.

37.   The remote-control car bomb blast ripped through a shopping centre during peak shopping hours late Thursday.