- This Monday morning, by need or by desire, customers returned to walk the aisles of the Atlantis shopping mall.
- Signs, disinfection, masks ... They had to deal with new rules.
Some dreamed of a walk in the forest or an aperitif with friends. For Laurine and Elisa, this first day of deconfinement will have meant… shopping for clothes. This Monday morning, in Nantes, the two friends are among the first customers to walk the aisles of the Atlantis shopping center, which has reopened its doors in a funny atmosphere since 10am. "We missed shopping too much," they say. The confinement allowed us to sort through our wardrobe: we realized that we were missing a lot of things for this summer! "
Around them, a certain number have imitated them even if we are obviously far from the usual crowd. It must be said that the largest shopping center in the West, whose surface exceeds 40,000 m2, only received Sunday authorization from the prefecture to open to the public on Monday. As a result, at first sight, around half of the 120 stores raised their curtains. Behind those who are still down, we activate to clean everything as quickly as possible and put on the ground the pieces of tape that will guide customers to avoid crossovers. The catering brands, for their part, are content with take-out but do not attract much. It is not known when the Ikea locomotive will open in turn.
"It's been a bit robotic"
In the aisles of the gallery, in any case, everything is already in place. After a short wash in hydroalcoholic gel, in self-service, care must be taken to "hold your right", by following the dozens of green arrows or by listening to the audio messages constantly broadcast. To get in and out of the gallery, you sometimes queue up, one meter apart, so as not to clog the turnstile. A pedestrian roundabout has even been imagined to avoid anarchic travel around the entrance to the Leclerc! “It's been a bit robotic, say Lilia and her friends, who are lining up in front of Zara, a mask on her nose. But it is reassuring. Before confinement, we came here at least once a week! "
If they want to keep up, girls will have to follow new rules. At Morgan, for example, you will have to wait outside if more than ten clients are already there. Here, fittings are allowed (the clothes are then steamed and stored for several hours) but this is not yet the case in all stores. A little further, in the shoe store Dreams of pump, the mask is "strongly encouraged". “Many people come equipped but for others, there is still education to be done, especially since they will be more and more, observes a salesman. This morning, for example, a customer took a crumpled product out of his pocket! "
"See a bit of the world"
If this reopening is a delight for shopaholics, some consumers have also come out of "need". A haircut for the many customers who flock to the Franck Provost salon. Or to dress as for Manon, three months pregnant, who no longer returned to her business. "I took a little large t-shirts and I hope to find other items," says the expectant mother. But then, I go home, I machine everything, and I don't go out anytime soon! "
Pierre, 48, also confides that he “got fat” during confinement. He came to buy himself a sweater and pants. "But above all I needed to go out and see a few people," explains the single. My family lives in northern Brittany so I know I won't be seeing them again soon. "
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