A few hours before a new government health press conference, professional business organizations will be received Thursday in Bercy.
An appointment which suggests that announcements concerning them will follow.
In this already hard hit sector, there are fears of the closure of shops of more than 5,000 m², as is already the case in Nice or Dunkirk.
If Paris and Île-de-France
a priori
escape
re-
containment on weekends, nothing is less certain with regard to the closure of certain shopping centers.
A few hours before a new government health press conference, Thursday at 6 p.m., professional organizations will be summoned to the Ministry of the Economy.
It is therefore a safe bet that announcements concerning them will follow.
One of the biggest fears in the sector is the closure of stores of more than 5,000 m², as is already the case on the coastal strip of the Alpes-Maritimes or in Dunkirk.
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193 stores in the Paris region
If Prime Minister Jean Castex announces such a measure, it would concern no less than 193 non-food stores in the Paris region, including brands such as Kiabi, Alinéa, Darty or even Leroy Merlin.
In
intramural
Paris alone
, this could affect two H&M and three Fnacs, but also all shopping centers.
It is therefore a whole sector that awaits its fate for the coming weeks.
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Opening stores that sell essentials?
Within these negotiations, one point is still the subject of intense debate: shops of more than 5,000 m² which sell essential products, such as DIY tools, computers or even animal food.
If they were allowed to open during the first confinement, nothing is, for the time being, set in stone.