Caroline Baudry, edited by Juliette Moreau Alvarez 7:59 p.m., September 04, 2022
After a whole weekend in China, Lille says goodbye to its clearance sale.
Awaited by flea market fans for two years, the event brought together more than two million people this year according to initial estimates.
A moment "of celebration and welcome", according to Jacques Richir, the deputy mayor in charge of coordinating the sale.
End clap for the Braderie de Lille.
Europe's biggest market made its big comeback this weekend, after a two-year absence.
According to initial estimates, bargain hunters have responded: the bar of two million visitors has been crossed.
Something to delight Jacques Richir, the deputy mayor in charge of coordinating the sale.
An event "marker of Lille identity"
"We found the great vintages of the clearance sale, good times and large tables. The restaurants were taken by storm, as more than 600 tonnes of mussels had arrived in the city!", says the deputy, laughing .
"It's really the event that is a marker of Lille's identity, in the sense of both celebration and hospitality too."
Jacques Richir welcomes an event "adapted to our time".
“We talk a lot now about the circular economy, about the second or third life of objects. This is the concern of our fellow citizens about the problems of purchasing power. And many have told us, moreover, that they have found a lot things like repaired items, lamps, chests…”
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There is now the "after" sale, a moment that the town hall has already prepared well.
"From 8 p.m., we launch the cleaning operation with 300 people and 120 vehicles to clean up the city which, tomorrow morning at first hour, will be as if nothing had happened", explains the deputy.
Lille will be "cleaned from top to bottom overnight", to the delight of Monday workers.