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Erfurt (dpa / th) - The CDU parliamentary group calls for the complete opening of the hardware stores in Thuringia to prevent shopping tourism in neighboring countries.

With the exception of Lower Saxony, the hardware stores in all neighboring federal states will be open from this Monday, the parliamentary manager of the CDU parliamentary group, Andreas Bühl, justified his demand on Saturday in Erfurt.

In Thuringia, according to the draft of the new Corona regulation of the state government, hardware stores are only to open on March 15, initially only for appointment shopping with registration.

According to the State Chancellery, Thuringia has the highest corona infection values ​​of all federal states.

If it stays with the closure, the hardware store tourism sets in, said Bühl.

That could not be wanted.

"We currently need less mobility and no long shopping trips to the hardware stores that are open around us."

From the point of view of his parliamentary group, it does not make sense "if discounters and large full-range food retailers are allowed to offer home improvement products on smaller, infectiologically much more questionable sales areas, but hardware stores are not".

In the spring, a lot of winter and frost damage to the house and yard would become apparent and would have to be repaired.

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There are downright absurd scenes when customers shop in the garden departments of the hardware stores that are already open, but previously had to order tools from the market online or by phone in order to then pick up the goods (Click & Collect).

“Customers walk through the entire store to the garden department, but are not allowed to take any screws with them on the way.

You can't explain that to anyone ”, says Bühl.

Thuringia's new corona regulation, which provides for comparatively few easing due to the high seven-day incidence, should come into force in mid-March and apply until March 30, according to the state government.

It provides for appointment shopping in hardware stores.

Garden centers are already open in Thuringia.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210306-99-713343 / 2

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