The French economy and the morale of traders are at stake.
Shops must "remain open" in the event of new confinement, hammer home the national organization of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, CCI France, and the president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux this Monday morning.
As the prospect of a third lockdown looms, concern for traders grows.
On BFM Business, the boss of the CCI Pierre Goguet argues that traders are exhausted, "morally extremely affected, and in danger".
“We have traders who are responsible and pay attention to all health protocols, who have implemented all the successive measures.
We want shops to remain open, ”he insists.
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Same story on BFMTV-RMC, where the president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, defends the same imperatives.
This invites the government to ensure that a possible third confinement "is not an additional disaster for the economy which is already very badly in point" and calls, in this hypothesis, to leave the schools and "all the shops ”open.
Extend the "click and collect" after 6 pm?
The boss of Medef invites you to think about the establishment of "appointment systems" so "that people spread out" to avoid the crush in the shops but avoid, at the same time, a new closure of so-called stores. "Non-essential".
"It is absolutely necessary that we can have an economic activity which continues, insists on his side Pierre Goguet.
If you put a containment there, you kill the sales, one of the only valves "for traders, who have the possibility to" sell their stocks "until February 16.
The president of Medef asks to "leave the shops open" in the event of new confinement pic.twitter.com/elhSioLPBd
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The CCI boss also asks the government to "reactivate certain derogatory measures", such as the authorization of "click and collect" from restaurants which can no longer offer this service because of the curfew at 6 pm.
According to data from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of certain regions where the curfew has been imposed in advance, such as Nice or Aix-Marseille, "the average drop in turnover" for businesses is around 25% and click and collect “has fallen by more than 50%”, explains Pierre Goguet.
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The latter also defends "a specific recovery plan" for ski resorts and mountain businesses.
As the February holidays approach, the ski lifts are at a standstill and local players are preparing for "a black season".