According to the finance web portal, Hungarian National Railways operator MÁV is open to the initiative, which involves inviting retailers to set up shop in railway stations in which a different set of rules apply on Sunday closures; larger retail outlets could thereby remain open seven days a week.
The initiative could have a major impact on the Hungarian retail sector and may also help the troubled railway operator, which has one of the largest property portfolios in the country. Spar and Tesco had a reserved yet positive reaction to the plan in their response to a query by penzcentrum.hu.