Supermarkets are sounding the alarm: is there a risk of chaos at Christmas due to corona rules?

The new, tightened corona rules are causing concern for retailers.

Before Christmas, supermarkets like Rewe and Edeka fear chaos in their shops.

• Shortly before

  Christmas

  , the

  Corona *

  measures will

  be tightened again.

• In

  shops

  are allowed to only half as many

  customers

  stay as in November.

• Supermarkets

  like

  Edeka *

  and

  Rewe * are

  warning of impending

  Christmas chaos

  .

Kassel -

is

just

around

the corner and even without the

was

always a lot of hustle and bustle in the shops

shortly before the

.

Because of the stricter

that have now been decided by the federal and state governments,

now

warning of

a

in

at

.

The new Corona rules apply until December 20, 2020.

This year the number of 

 in the 

 particularly high.

Because the 

days are immediately followed by a Sunday.

The shops are closed on three consecutive days and on Christmas Eve the traders are usually only open until noon.

Supermarkets are alarmed: Chaos at Christmas due to Corona rules?

That will change on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020: In shops with a

or more,

must have

, previously it was 10 square meters.

Conversely, this means that only half as many customers are allowed to be in the store.

The shop operators are responsible for the entry management.

This regulation is intended to

minimize

the risk of infection with

, as unnecessary queues are avoided.

But the markets fear that under the new circumstances they will hardly be able to cope with the situation at Christmas.

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Chaos at Christmas due to corona measures?

Rewe and Edeka sound the alarm and fear that they will no longer be able to control the situation.

(Symbol image)

© Oliver Berg / dpa

Christmas chaos in the supermarket?

Rewe boss worried about stricter corona rules

Even before the new 

 decided, the CEO of the 

, said in a press release: He found restrictions of this kind critical and spoke out in favor of the 10 square meter rule remaining unchanged.

 feared “

 endless 

 and chaotic situations in front of the 

before 

.

That will neither protect against

 nor 

protect 

 people's

. "

The

also emphasizes the

 already difficult situation before the 

.

In the press release from 

 it says: “A further reduction in the 

 in the stores will hardly be manageable”, because in the days before Christmas the Rewe and Penny stores (which also belong to the Rewe Group) would be around 20 percent more Make sales than on an average day.

Christmas chaos: Edeka boss on the new corona rules

Also

Markus Mosa is skeptical about the more stringent

.

He sees the

as "counterproductive and incomprehensible," the WAZ quotes him.

He agrees with the fear of the

that the rush of customers before the

can no longer be managed.

Unlike

looks

Mosa the

of

, especially in the

: When buying fresh cheese, sausage and especially meat for

would create a

, "This is a further boost to give towards self-service formats with only price-oriented offers, ”says Mosa angrily.

In addition, the threat of chaos in the supermarkets due to the Corona rules could also lead to empty shelves at

: Rewe is in the middle of price negotiations with well-known manufacturers and brands - including Coca Cola and Nivea.

Now the situation seems to be escalating.

(Theresa Lippe)

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