Some 180 stores will now be able to trade on Sundays until July 1, 2015, to allow time for a revamp of the law, according to a decree published in France's official journal and signed by Labour Minister Michel Sapin.
They include Castorama and Leroy-Merlin, which made headlines in September when they rebelled against the ban and opened 14 of their stores to the public on a Sunday.
Sapin said the stores had pledged to implement measures to compensate employees working Sundays, including doubling their salaries.
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