REACTION
It was a first in France. No sellers, no cashiers, only automatic cashiers and vigils: Sunday, in Angers, Casino opened a hypermarket without staff. About 250 people, according to the organizers, gathered in this store. The call to protest was initially launched by the CGT but representatives of other unions, employees of other retail chains, yellow vests and ordinary citizens took part.
Despite a tense atmosphere and a loss of 800 kilos of merchandise after the damage, Luc Simon, who runs this hypermarket, made a positive assessment of this day: "We made more than 500 passages on the afternoon while the morning we had made 1.000 Despite the disturbances, I draw a very good balance sheet.
A human presence limited to 5 people
Opponents of these overtures denounce a dehumanized society. Luc Simon disputes this argument and says that the store is only adapting "to the new consumption patterns of customers." They are now shopping on the internet and it is against the internet that we fight. There is no question of opening in automatic checkouts all week, "he continues.
Most of the shelves will be accessible, except butchery, tide, bakery and spirits. There will still be a human presence, but limited to five people.