Section 16 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

All stores and shops which sell goods at retail may be open at any time on Sundays and on Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day, but no such stores and shops may be open on Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day or the day following Thanksgiving Day until 5 o’clock in the forenoon. The performance of labor, business and work directly connected to retail sales on these days shall also be allowed; provided, however, that no employee employed by a store or shop which sells goods at retail shall be required to report for work any earlier than 4 o’clock in the forenoon on the day following Thanksgiving Day. Stores and shops allowed to open under this section may sell on these days all types of goods and foodstuffs which may lawfully be offered for sale in the commonwealth other than alcoholic beverages; provided, however, that on the day following Thanksgiving Day such stores and shops may offer alcoholic beverages for sale as allowed by any other general or special law. To the extent that this section is inconsistent with section 6 or any other general or special law, this section shall control.