ArchiveJanuary 2020

In 2012, the Spanish government changed the way its citizens used time. It passed a new law allowing stores of more than 300 square meters to open for 25 percent longer each week. The aim was to boost consumer spending by encouraging stores to sell during the afternoon break between 2pm and 4pm. The government was trying to kill off the siesta. Four years later, it added the final blow, making...