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Two Other Supermarket Chains Announce They Will Remain Closed on Shabbos
by G. Kleiman

Blue Square and Clubmarket followed in Supersol's footsteps last week by announcing that they, too, will not open on Shabbosos and holidays and will not stock non-kosher food items.

The Blue Square chain is controlled by the Dudi Weissman Group, and Clubmarket is controlled by the Borovich-Rosen Group. The A.D.B. Supersol concern is chaired by Nochi Dankner.

The managing directors of the three supermarket chains--the biggest in the Israeli market--expressed hopes that legislation will be passed to prohibit all stores from opening on Shabbosos and holidays. They said they would like to see the status quo maintained and do not want to offend the sensibilities of customers who observe the Jewish tradition.

A survey by Geocartographia shows that 56 percent of the general population in Israel objects to opening supermarket chains on Shabbos. Of these, only 37 percent object for religious reasons. The survey also found that 61 percent of the public would boycott a chain open on Shabbos.

Activists for the religious sector said they hope other chains would follow the lead set by the three leading supermarket chains.

 

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