"Coeur de Nîmes" has lodged an appeal against the commercial project associated with the future Nîmes Olympique stadium.
The association which federates 285 shops in the city center of the Gard prefecture, disputes the favorable opinion granted by the departmental commission for commercial development.
In July, this authorized the creation of 4,695 m2 of retail space as part of the new stadium project.
La Socri Reim, owner since 2021 of La Coupole, a large shopping center in the city center, has also filed an appeal.
Just like the association of merchants of La Coupole.
"It seems dangerous to us, and contrary to the town hall's commitments to prohibit any new shopping center on the outskirts, to let this project pass as it is", specifies Daniel Kohen, secretary of Cœur de Nîmes.
Up to 10,000 m2 of retail space
The project is led by Rani Assaf, president of Nîmes Olympique.
"With storage areas and shops not subject to authorization, it could represent 10,000 m2 of commercial space, or as much as the La Coupole shopping center", continues the association.
Cœur de Nîmes is concerned to see the emergence of a "new commercial center five minutes from the city center, likely to compete once again with our businesses, which have been weakened by competition from shopping centers on the outskirts, e-commerce, and consequences of the health situation”.
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