“My boss Pia would like to open on Sundays,” says Shannon, a sales assistant at the clothing store Prachtmädchen. Meanwhile, the popular Vollkornbäckerei Hartwich bakery on Warschauer Str., which could open on Sundays, prefers not to. But the legal change under consideration has provoked a deeper discussion about whether stores should open on Sundays. Churches and social organizations argue that Sunday rest offers a break from consumerism and fosters social cohesion. “Sunday work in the retail sector is an attack by employers on the work–family balance of more than three million retail workers,” she says.