In the middle of the city: notice in Munich shops makes waves - "They open your eyes"

The coronavirus pandemic was and is a blow to retail.

Problems that existed before the crisis have now intensified.

In Munich, a shop notice is now making waves.

• The coronavirus crisis has badly damaged the economy, especially in retail and gastronomy.

• Many challenges that were threatening before the crisis have now increased.

• A bookstore in Munich has now made its concerns known in a remarkable way.

• You can always find the latest news and information about Munich in our tz Munich section *.

Munich - Due to the

, many people

discovered

for themselves.

Even grocery

shopping became increasingly popular

, especially during

times.

However, the joy of many Internet retailers, such as the

, is the suffering of many retailers who had

to struggle with virtual competition

even before the

.

A Munich bookstore has now announced its anger - the campaign has now gone

on the Internet

.

Munich: Drastic message goes viral - "Amazon wants to rule the world"

“Amazon

”.

The notice at the Munich bookstore begins with these drastic words.

As

can be seen from

the

in the post on LinkedIn that went viral,

this is the bookstore “Lentner” on Balanstrasse.

"We know and love our customers,

" it continues.

Booksellers work with a 25% margin, Amazon wants 60% from the publishers.

We pay

in our

, Amazon does not. "The notice that was

shared

on the

platform

has now reached over 100,000 people. The comments below show a largely unanimous picture.

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A bookstore in Munich has a clear message.

© Lothar Guenther / LinkeDin

Note in Munich makes waves - "I'm sorry all the young people ..."

"I regret all the young people who can no longer find time

to go

to a

and feel literature," says one user.

Another agrees, but still sees a problem: “Nice thought, the problem from my point of view.

This is only read by customers who are already standing in front of the store anyway.

Wrong target audience ”.

For one user, the

resemble

: “Your eyes will be opened!” But it's not just friends of traditional retailers who gather under the comments.

There are also users who see the advantages of an online retailer like Amazon: "There could be other reasons for shopping at Amazon: the simple possibility of returning goods, the possibility of reading reviews from others ..."

One thing is clear: retailers are facing major challenges.

At least people who walk past this bookstore on Balanstrasse are informed of the concerns of an industry via the analog message.

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