Gone are the days of “essential” and “non-essential” businesses. On paper, the restrictions on the opening of businesses to fight the Covid-19 epidemic are clearer: according to the announcement of Jean Castex Friday, “non-food shopping centers with a surface area greater than 20,000 square meters, that is to say those which promote the most mixing of populations” must close.
In fact, the measure also lends itself to much discussion and negotiation. On Saturday, the government specified, after a meeting with the sector, that 400 stores would be affected in France: not only “shopping centers”, as initially announced, but also sites occupied by a single trade, as is for example the case for several Ikea establishments. Conversely, shopping areas or branded villages where the public can move between shops outside remain open.
On Sunday, the Prime Minister’s decree clarified things further: the 20,000 square meters take into account the total area of the store, not just the sales area. This notably includes offices or logistics areas and penalizes more stores.
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Under these conditions, which supermarkets, with the exception of supermarkets and hypermarkets, can remain open? We take stock this Monday, sign by sign.
IKEA
On Sunday, the Swedish furniture and fittings brand, whose stores mostly exceed 20,000 square meters, announced the closure of around thirty stores in France: “Following the latest government announcements, we must close the doors of all our stores from Sunday January 31, 2021, with the exception of our store in Vélizy (Yvelines) and the design workshop in Nice “, can we read on his Facebook page, which links to its online store.
FNAC
Likewise, FNAC has closed around thirty stores, mainly present in shopping centers: Avignon Le Pontet, Bordeaux Lac, Quimper, Annemasse, Besançon, Saint-Genis-Laval, Meaux, Montpellier, Labège, Toulon, Marseille Valentine, Marseille, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Étienne, Lyon Part-Dieu, Grenoble Grand’Place, Vélizy, Val d’Europe, Parly 2, Rosny 2, Créteil, Noisy-le-Grand, Évry, Parinor, La Défense, Boulogne, Cergy, Forum, Italie 2, Beaugrenelle, Rennes and Le Havre. All others remain open.
CULTURE
On his Facebook page, the other cultural brand announces the closure of 13 stores across France: Les 4 Temps (La Défense), Belle Épine, B2 Collégien, Paris La Villette, Barentin, St-Malo, St-Grégoire, Brest, Anglet, Bayonne , Lescar, Fenouillet and Béziers. The others remain open.
GALERIES LAFAYETTE/BHV
The “department stores” have announced the closure of 10 of their establishments: Paris Haussmann, Avignon, Nice Cap 3000, Carré Sénart, Marseille Bourse, Montpellier, Lyon Part-Dieu, Rosny, BHV Marais and BHV Parly 2.
DECATHLON
“Following the latest announcements, most of our stores remain open,” announces the favorite sports brand of the French. And refers to its search engine for information. Contacted, the sign tells us that 14 of its stores are closed.
GO SPORT
The other sports brand announced that 42 of its stores remained open. The stores open are as follows: Agen, Albi,
Ales, Angoulême, Annecy Bonlieu, Annecy Epagny, Annemasse, Avignon Le Pontet, Belfort Andelnans, Besançon, Blois, Bordeaux Bègles 2, Bordeaux Ste-Catherine, Carré Sénart, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chambéry Chamnord, Évreux, Fréjus, Givors, Grenoble Comboire, Grenoble K’store, Le Mans, Lorient, Marseille la Valentine, Montélimar, Montpellier Polygone, Nantes, Neydens, Nice, Paris One nation destock, Orgeval, Orléans, Paris République, Périgueux, Poitiers, Rodez, Roques-sur- Garonne, Saint-Denis, Saint-Etienne Monthieu, Valence, Vannes and Vesoul.
LEROY MERLIN
“All our stores remain open”, announces the DIY brand on his site.
CASTORAMA
Same formula: “All our stores remain open”, announces the DIY and gardening brand on his site.
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