He didn't want to waste a minute. On the day when France finally entered phase 2 of the war on the coronavirus, after more than 50 days of lockdown, Karine Granger, hairdresser of Clichy-la-Garenne - in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, north of Paris - has decided to reopen its doors at midnight and a second. A way to celebrate the end of the two months of total confinement in company, but also to offer the opportunity to cut your hair right away and support its economic activity so severely affected by the crisis.
On Wednesday, the ingenious professional warned his 830 clients that he would be running a night marathon between Sunday and Monday. A more than extraordinary time, to bring back to life scissors, brushes, hair dryers and all the other tools of the trade left for almost two months in the drawer. And the success was immediate. "I am sold out. I have received reservations all night," he announced enthusiastically, despite the prices not exactly cheap.
Inside it was only able to accommodate a maximum of five customers and two employees, against twelve and four in normal times. Karine cut hair and worked extraordinary blow-dry until dawn, before giving way to employees. In addition to the takings, for Karine it was also an extraordinary communication hit. She says she cares too much about her salon and will do everything she can to avoid bankruptcy despite the blow.
