"Catastrophic". Bruno Jourdain has no other word to describe the development of his fuel sales. "Apart from Total card holders and a few people who come to fill up for their mower, I have almost no demand," says the manager of the Élan station (Total group) in Moliets-et-Maa, on the Landes coast. According to the pump attendant, residents in the area are reluctant to go to shopping centers because of the health risk. They prefer to buy from smaller stores near their homes - so they drive less.
As for tourists, they are absent subscribers. "The campsites have just reopened, but they are almost empty," he laments. The boss is thinking of shutting down his pumps permanently to focus on his other, more profitable activity, car repair.
80% decrease in volumes
The case of Bruno Jourdain is far from isolated. “Currently, the activity of service stations reaches around 70% of the usual levels in the territory
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