The new, tightened corona rules are causing concern for retailers.
Before Christmas, supermarkets like Rewe and Edeka fear chaos in their shops.
The
Corona *
measures will be
tightened again
shortly before
Christmas
.
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 -
Christmas
is
just
around
the corner and even without the
corona pandemic there
was
always a lot of hustle and bustle in the shops
shortly before the
holidays
.
Because of the stricter
corona rules
that have now been decided by the federal and state governments,
retailers are
now
warning of
a
chaos
in
supermarkets
at
Christmas
.
The new Corona rules apply until December 20, 2020.
This year the number of
customers
in the
supermarkets could be
particularly high.
Because the
Christmas
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.
Chaos at Christmas due to corona rules?
Supermarkets are alarmed
That changes on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020: In shops with a
sales area of 800 square meters
or more,
a customer
must have
20 square meters of space
, 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
Covid-19
, 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.
Christmas chaos in the supermarket?
Rewe boss worried about stricter corona rules
Even before the new
Corona measures were
decided, the CEO of the
Rewe Group, Lionel Souque
, 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.
Rewe boss Souque
feared “
endless
queues
and chaotic situations in front of the
supermarkets
before
Christmas
.
That will neither protect against
infection
nor
protect
people's
health
. "
The
Rewe boss
also emphasizes the
already difficult situation before the
Christmas holidays
.
In the press release from
Rewe
it says: "A further restriction of the
number of customers
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
Edeka CEO
Markus Mosa is skeptical about the more stringent
corona measures
.
He sees the
20 square meter rule
as "counterproductive and incomprehensible," the WAZ quotes him.
He agrees with the fear of the
Rewe boss
that the rush of customers before the
holidays
can no longer be managed.
Unlike
discounters
looks
Edeka CEO
Mosa the
disadvantage
of
supermarkets
, especially in the
service time
: When buying fresh cheese, sausage and especially meat for
Christmas
would create a
backlog
, "This is a further boost to give towards self-service formats with only price-oriented offers, ”says Mosa angrily.
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Rewe boss is concerned: Will new corona rules lead to chaos during Christmas?
© Daniel Reinhardt / dpa
In addition, the threat of chaos in the supermarkets due to the Corona rules could also lead to empty shelves at
Rewe
: 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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