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Corona tightening: trade warns of snakes and hamster purchases

2020-11-26T09:06:35.224Z


Because of the corona pandemic, politicians are planning new access restrictions for shops. This could lead to the bunkering of goods and "chaotic situations in front of supermarkets," warn representatives of the trade.


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Will there soon be long queues in front of shops - and customers possibly stashing supplies again because they fear the waiting times in front of shops?

Before the German government's Corona summit, the German Trade Association (HDE) warned against such scenarios.

They could occur when the planned stricter requirements for the maximum number of customers allowed become a reality.

The regulation proposed by the federal government to allow only one customer for every 25 instead of the previous ten square meters of sales area could lead to queues in front of the shops and "in the end to new hamster purchases in the grocery store," warned HDE managing director Stefan Genth.

In addition, it is not in the sense of containing the pandemic if many customers are waiting in front of the shops in cold weather.

The HDE is therefore committed to sticking to the current regulation.

»The hygiene concepts of the retail companies have proven themselves, there are no hotspots when shopping.

So there's no need to tighten the rules, ”Genth said.

Rewe boss Lionel Souque also spoke out against further restrictions on customer numbers in the markets.

»If only 40 instead of 100 people are allowed to shop at the same time in a supermarket with 1000 square meters of sales area, I fear endless queues and chaotic situations in front of the supermarkets before Christmas.

That won't protect against infection or protect people's health, ”said the manager.

On the other hand, the HDE still sees an urgent need for action in the aid measures for the inner-city retailers.

"Politicians must act now or they can see deserted city centers," said Genth.

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Source: spiegel

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