Ikea was ordered to pay more than $700,000 last week for staying open on Sundays in a Paris suburb
“Working on Sundays calls into question the very foundation of society," said lawyer Vincent Lecourt, who represents the Workers Force union. "It is a day when we try to consume less ... when we try to have values that are a little different."
The government of President Nicolas Sarkozy, encouraged by major companies, is trying to shed old restrictions as part of broader plans to loosen up the French economy.
On one hand, Ikea should obey to the local restrictions and stop opening at Sunday. At the other hand, opening at Sunday will bring in more profit and also contribute to local economic growth.
Ikea faces the challenge of cultural relativism. local workers in France believe Sunday is not for shopping. Form workers’ angle, Ikea opening at Sunday is not ethical. However, people in most of country will consider shopping at Sunday a very normal action. Form these people’s angle, Ikea do nothing unthcial in this case.
I would say in the cultural relativism, there is no the “objective and universal truth in ethics”. We can not say which culture is correct or incorrect. Also we can not say Ikea opening at Sunday ethical or unethcial. As a foreign company it is better for Ikea to get used to local culture and religion.
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