Faced with the development of “
dark stores
”, the government is raising its tone.
After having been accused by the town hall of Paris of wanting to legalize these "
ghost
" stores used by the actors of the express delivery of races (Gorillas, Getir, Flink ...), the executive clarified its intentions this Thursday, by the voice of the Minister Delegate in charge of the City and Housing.
“
We have to regulate.
You have to be able to give mayors the option of banning or not banning a
'
dark store
'
in a district
”, launched Olivier Klein on RTL.
A draft order and decree on the subject is currently being drawn up.
“
The text has been in consultation since July
,” said Olivier Klein on Twitter a few days ago.
His ministry ensures that local authorities and professionals will continue to be consulted at the start of the school year, to arrive at a final text in the fall.
"
Our proposal is to work collectively on a decree - and the work is not finished - which allows us to say what it is (a
'
dark store
'
, editor's note), and then use the power of a mayor, which is his local town planning plan
”, explained the minister on RTL.
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The current mayor of Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) says he does not want an anarchic deployment of “
dark stores
” in city centers.
“
My proposal is above all not to authorize 'dark stores' everywhere, it's not at all the image I have of a city.
A city, it is open, it has local shops, which bring life and light to the neighborhood, and not a closed iron curtain
, ”he pointed out.
In full swing since the travel restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ultra-fast delivery of groceries, in 10 to 15 minutes, is currently benefiting from the legal vagueness surrounding the “
dark stores
”.
This has allowed these warehouses, where customer orders are prepared, to proliferate in large cities, especially in Paris, which is said to have around a hundred.
The latter claim to suffer from a lack of means of regulation.
What the government wants to respond to with its draft order and decree.
