A citizens’ collective mobilizes against the opening of Carrefour

Un collectif citoyen contre l'ouverture de Carrefour

Un collectif citoyen contre l’ouverture de Carrefour.

Un collectif citoyen contre l'ouverture de Carrefour

Une quarantaine de personnes a manifesté le 15 septembre dernier devant l’enseigne Carrefour sur le cours Gambetta à l’initiative de la Cagette qui n’a pas pu reprendre les locaux de Spar.

There were about forty of them gathered last Saturday by the citizens' collective “Stop Carrefour Gambetta” to oppose the recent opening of a new store. With almost as many good reasons to be there. First, there is La Cagette, the cooperative supermarket in Clemenceau, which was fighting to acquire the premises and expand its business, as Mathieu, one of its cooperators, explains: “There are already tons of Carrefours in the neighborhood when there was a citizen-friendly and environmentally friendly alternative. The commercial court has chosen a short-term vision, the jobs will not necessarily be sustainable and the brand has a dramatic social policy. ” Hugo adds: “I would like cooperative systems that employ local producers to have their place“. Christine, on the other hand, is more concerned with her wallet, “Carrefour is expensive, La Cagette offers better purchasing power for better quality “, while David deplores “Carrefour's hegemonic position to occupy all the commercial premises in the city and then, without competition, choose its prices and force us to go to them “.

From Carrefour to Carrefour, we go round in circles

Also very present, the activists of the Palestinian cause who strongly denounce “the brand's support for Israeli colonization “. At the risk of confusion, for Lucas: “If we start mixing everything up, I think it blurs the message, even if it is politically noble. It’s easier when the fights are separated “. Finally, there are supermarket users like Fatiha who doesn’t support the brand “but it creates jobs and there are a lot of elderly people who can’t get around the neighborhood ” or Maylis who agrees “it’s necessary to have neighborhood stores to keep Cours Gambetta alive. Small businesses don’t have everything, Intermarché is difficult to access and it’s more practical for home deliveries“. The last word goes to Martine, very lively, who sums it up: “From Carrefour to Carrefour, we’re going round in circles! ” The citizens' collective must meet soon to follow up on the mobilization.

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