We will have to wait a bit before we can return to the Parisian department stores. The Galeries Lafayette and Printemps in the first place, are closed to the public until July 10, in application of the government decision preventing shopping centers of more than 40,000 m2 from reopening in Ile-de-France, announced on Wednesday the prefecture of Paris police.
Other decrees in the same direction were taken concerning other shopping centers in Paris and its region: Aéroville, Beaugrenelle, Forum des Halles and Italy 2. The date of July 10 also corresponds to the extension of the state health emergency, voted by Parliament last week.
The Paris region classified "red"
On May 7, the Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire had specified that shopping centers of more than 40,000 m2 in France, whose reopening was uncertain, could reopen on May 11 "in agreement with the prefects, except in Ile- de-France ”due to persistent health risks.
As a reminder, the Paris region is classified as "red" for the risks linked to the Covid-19 epidemic. In its decrees, the prefecture of police considers that, in view of these measures, the opening of Printemps and Galeries Lafayette, both located on Boulevard Haussmann and its surroundings, "could only, in the current situation, promote the spread of Covid-19 virus and therefore endanger the life of the population ”.
In a press release, the Unsa du Printemps union, while taking note of these orders for the two brands, said "to be concerned about the consequences of this measure for employment in small and medium-sized commercial enterprises, for which Department Stores Boulevard Haussmann are an essential vector for their development. ”
“The Unsa-Printemps will enter into national negotiations tomorrow with the Printemps management and the social partners […] to set up local Covid-19 commissions”, responsible for “ensuring the deployment and compliance with health measures presented in the ESCs and develop preventive measures and practices according to the evolution of the epidemic.
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