Heh, kinda like the "carrots make your eyesight better!" to hide the fact they just developed night-vision goggles? Figures. Carrots do have properties that help your eyes, but not quite to the extent they blustered for the war.
It's so weird to think other countries do DST too. It's such a dumb idea, for the longest I thought it was strictly American.
Seasonal hours would make a lot more sense. Make like 8am to 4pm standard, and then let all the stores and businesses decide from there if they wanna go longer in the sunnier months.