Mandatory frost, 8m2 per customer ... stores reopen with a strict sanitary protocol

After several weeks of closure, non-essential shops reopen this Wednesday.

To limit the spread of Covid-19, customers should wash their hands before entering and pay by contactless.

The traders themselves, will have to respect a gauge of 8m2 per customer. 

Restaurants, non-essential shops, cultural places, etc ... the reopening of these places on Wednesday marks the second stage of the government's deconfinement plan.

This is good news for traders and consumers who will nevertheless have to comply with strict health rules. 

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If the wearing of a mask remains compulsory indoors and outdoors, customers must disinfect their hands when entering the shops, from the age of eleven.

The public is also encouraged to come with their own bag and to pay by credit card, thanks to contactless, to limit the spread of Covid-19. 

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A space of 8m2 per client

"All our employees will be equipped with masks or even gloves in order to be sure that there is no risk of contamination", explains the general manager of the C&A stores, Damien Defforey.

"We have made the decision to close the fitting rooms and to make the flow of customers more fluid, there will be a small route marked on the ground, with arrows," he adds.

The brand also installs plexiglass at the cash desks, to protect its employees. 

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A gauge of 8m2 per customer must be respected in places open to the public.

This gauge should be reduced to 4m2 by June 9 if sanitary conditions are met, before being fully lifted at the end of June if the epidemic indicators remain green.