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Belgian shops to stay open until 9 p.m.

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Belgium is loosening closing-time rules for its stores, to give them a fighting chance against online retailers.



The federal government announced Friday it formally scrapped the requirement for shops to close for a mandatory 24-hour period each week. It also relaxed closing-time rules, allowing shops to stay open until 9 p.m. every day. Previously, shops had to close at 8 p.m. on most days.



The changes to physical merchants’ opening hours were announced last summer to help them compete wit

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