The curfew at 6 p.m., extended to the entire metropolitan territory, comes into force on Saturday in France.
A new blow for traders who are organizing themselves not to see their turnover plunge further.
In Lille, some are organizing to limit the damage.
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With the entry into force of the curfew at 6 p.m. on Saturday, we will have to organize ourselves to do the shopping.
The measure should make it possible, according to the government, to limit the spread of Covid-19, while more than 20,000 cases have still been recorded in the past 24 hours.
But this advanced curfew greatly affects traders.
In Lille, some shared their concerns at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"We close because at 6 pm, we will be gone, because there must be no more customers. It will hurt my heart," laments Hélène Natier, a ready-to-wear merchant. .
Annoyed by the implementation of this advanced curfew, it evokes a new blow of the club, a few weeks before the sales, which represent a third of its annual turnover.
To avoid a drop in attendance, Hélène Natier will open her shop earlier, and will also open every Monday.
A compromise made without any certainty that it will bear fruit and that customers will be there.
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"30% loss of turnover if we remain inactive in the face of the curfew"
In his Lille hairdressing salon, Rémi Buros also decided to open earlier.
Instead of 9 a.m., his day will start at 8 a.m.
“Our customers will have to get used to coming to the hairdresser much earlier,” he says.
"We don't know if it will work ... Today, I estimate at around 30% the loss of turnover that awaits us if we remain inactive in the face of this new curfew."
And, to reduce losses and keep his clients, this boss is going to set up reductions for those who come to have their hair cut early in the morning.