With the new confinement announced Thursday by Prime Minister Jean Castex, non-essential businesses will again have to close their doors for four weeks.

A hard blow for professionals who are already weakened, and who are worried about their future.

For these professionals, it is a new blow.

As part of the re-containment in 16 departments announced Thursday by Prime Minister Jean Castex, "non-essential" businesses will have to close their doors again.

A decision contested by players in the sector, such as Jacques Creyssel, general delegate of the Federation of Commerce and Distribution (FCD), who speaks of a "real disaster".

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On Europe 1, Philippe Chelly, owner of two shoe shops, is also stunned.

"The first confinement was right hook. The second confinement was left hook," he says.

"Between the two, we had balances on which we had great difficulty in liquidating our stocks. Today, these stocks are mainly found in reserve and paid, with cash flow difficulties."

After more than a year of crisis, "this third confinement is an uppercut", recognizes Philippe Chelly.

But, he adds, "I have to stand."

Still, new difficulties are to be expected for his business.

"We received 80% of the collections, and of that 80%, there is of course a good part which is the entry-of-season merchandise, which is sold specifically in mid-March, mid-April. This merchandise, we will be required to pay it within 60 days, or even less, since it was received in February, and it will end up in stock because it will not be sold. And therefore, it will have to be financed for the store ", explains Philippe Chelly. 

Bercy could pay at least 1.2 billion euros in more aid

The concern is the same on the clothing store side, with an entire collection still remaining in reserve.

At the florists too, we will still have to throw away merchandise.

On the other hand, hairdressers can be relieved, because they will finally be able to open, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Friday. 

So, of course, a lot of traders will still click and collect, but that's far from making up for lost sales.

In total, 110,000 businesses will have to lower the curtain in the areas concerned, and Bercy expects to have to pay at least 1.2 billion euros in more aid to support them.

This new confinement is expected to cost the economy 0.2 more points.