Le Figaro Lyon
After the controversial arrival of a KFC and the closure of several independent and sometimes century-old stores, traders on the Presqu'île have been sounding the alarm for several months about the future of the center of Lyon.
This Thursday during the municipal council, Grégory Doucet, the EELV mayor of Lyon, announced the holding of a Conference on Commerce and Crafts in the fall.
The objective is thus to
“find, with elected officials, food forces and professionals”
,
“local solutions to deal with digital platforms which disregard the rules, or with fast food chains, which are too little concerned about planetary limits, gastronomy and animal welfare
,” he said.
An event to talk about the place of
“commerce in general in the world of tomorrow and in big cities”
, confides the mayor's entourage.
“Faced with changing consumption patterns, online shopping, shopping centers, we want to work with associations, professionals, traders to see what is being done elsewhere in order to keep a city alive and prosperous,”
we continue. on the town hall side.
A “smoke” for LR
A “smoke” already criticizes part of the opposition.
“It’s all nonsense
,” denounces elected official LR Pierre Oliver.
They would do better to question what they have been doing for 4 years with the lane closures, the creation of cycle paths and the elimination of 1300 parking spaces.
Their policy is visionless.”
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On the side of traders, Johanna Benedetti, vice-president of the My Presqu'île association, hopes that the debates will focus on
"the place of independent commerce in the center of Lyon in the next 10 years"
.
“The question we must ask ourselves is why tomorrow someone will come to the shops on the peninsula rather than the Part-Dieu shopping center?
For that, we can act immediately.
For fast food restaurants, however, I think it's too late.
The damage is done
,” concludes the business manager.