Beijing News (Reporter Wang Lin) On the evening of November 23, a reporter from the Beijing News was informed that the Chengdu Goddess Youyou Hotpot Restaurant, which was on the hot search because of "men without a female companion cannot eat", has been temporarily closed.
The Hejiangting Market Supervision and Administration Office of Jinjiang District, Chengdu has requested the store to undergo rectification.
Previously, the store was accused of "sex discrimination" suspected of breaking the law.
Photo/Screenshot of Meituan APP
According to media reports, the supervision and management of the Hejiangting Market in Chengdu Jinjiang District inspected the hot pot restaurant on November 23, requiring the hot pot restaurant to remove the notice of "men VIPs, please enter the museum at the invitation of the goddess", and asked the merchants to respond to such non-compliance. Reasonable consumption conditions shall be rectified, and such consumption conditions shall not be set in future business activities.
At 19:00 on November 23, the hot pot restaurant was closed, and a notice was posted on the door: The restaurant is commissioned today and is temporarily closed. The business hours will be notified separately.
A reporter from the Beijing News noticed that the store’s information in the Meituan app was updated that night, saying that it “closed for business adjustments, and went to apply makeup. Wait for me to come back.”
Earlier, a video appeared on the hot search. On the afternoon of November 21, Mr. Liu and his friends went to eat hot pot. They waited in line for more than an hour, but were refused entry because they were not accompanied by a female companion.
In the end, under the coordination of the police, the restaurant arranged a female staff member to accompany Mr. Liu and friends to dine.
The store manager believes that his behavior is not illegal, saying that there is no discrimination against men.
"Our hot pot restaurant's operating policy is to target women. We remind customers in a prominent position that we must respect our rules if we want to come in and consume."
Lai Yang, a researcher at the Beijing Vocational College of Finance and Trade, previously told the Beijing News that merchants used "gender" to screen consumers for suspected "sex discrimination" and suspected of using speculation to gain attention.
Zhu Jinyuan, the chief lawyer of Beijing Guandao Law Firm, pointed out that the practices of the businessmen are suspected of violating the principles and regulations of equality, fairness and fair dealing in the Consumer Protection Law.