The big cities are mobilizing to be able to limit the establishment of “dark stores”.
The town halls of Paris, Nice, Nantes or Bordeaux have been protesting for a few days against a draft government decree which could facilitate the establishment of these mini-warehouses in the city.
The capital has a hundred of them, dedicated to delivering groceries in less than 15 minutes for companies such as Getir, Gorillas or Flink.
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We discover with great concern and incomprehension a draft order (…) which de facto legalizes 'dark stores'.
(The installation of) a simple collection point will be enough to be considered as a business”
, was alarmed on Twitter Emmanuel Grégoire, the town planning assistant of the town hall of Paris.
The fact that “dark stores” are legally considered to be businesses poses a problem for the city of Paris and other municipalities.
Indeed, these elected officials consider them to be warehouses and believe that “dark stores” have no right, under…
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