After 34 years of good service in Sète, Thierry Audiot closes his household appliances store

Lack of "competent and kind"staff

Indeed, after 34 years of selling Hi-Fi equipment, household appliances, 34 years of advice, and 34 years of repairs – first of all street Euzet, then quai Rhin-et-Danube before landing at quai de la République since 2004 – the merchant put all of his stock into liquidation. For several reasons. "I've been retired for three years and it's starting to get to me", he said. Another argument that weighed in the balance when making the – painful – decision: "with my son who took over the business a few years ago, we can't find staff who reflect our image, that is to say competent and kind. There is no more training for technicians, regrets the one who is renowned, just like his son, for his talents as a repairer.

We repair, but it doesn't pay

Finally, although it is placed "like the supermarkets" in terms of price, "sales volumes are falling from month to month. Now people buy in big box stores and when their equipment breaks down, they are told it's ruined and they have to replace it. We repair, but it doesn't pay". So, tired of fighting and without any joy of heart, Thierry Audiot stops.

A project in the hinterland

Since the start of the liquidation, its usual customers, or curious people passing through, have come to regret its closure. Which doesn't help his morale. Now that the decision has been made, the merchant legitimately wants the end of this adventure to end quickly. "We even have customers who bought things from us that they will only need later so that my stock goes down faster" , he slips. Once there is not much left, it will then be time to draw the curtain, to sell the walls of this large premises crossing to rue de Tunis. Thierry will take on a new challenge in the hinterland. He bought the old Fontes school to create a place combining wine tasting and culture with concerts. Between the drum of a washing machine and that of a musical group, there is, visibly, only one step.< /p> I subscribe to read more