End of sales: “it’s never been so hard, it’s the worst year” says a trader from Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Des commerçants témoignent du manque de clientèle pendant les soldes. MIDI LIBRE – ARTHUR JOAQUIM

The sales ended Tuesday February 6. In Bagnols-sur-Cèze, traders on Rue de la République complain about the lack of customers, even during sales.

The winter sales were an opportunity to regain some turnover for traders on rue de la République, in Bagnols- sur-Cèze. Missed.

Indeed, for Corrine Felfoldy, manager of the Tendance store, this year, the sales were "catastrophic". In nine years of business here, this is "the worst" that she lived: "I won't make another one. I close at the end of February" she announces. His case is not the only one.

Agnès Pétier, manager of La boutique d'Agnès,< /em> is also forced to close the door: "We're going to close, it's not working. There is no one, even Friday, Saturday, there is not a cat". Vincent Rochetin from the El Sol jewelry boutique, established for 22 years, is also waiting his turn: "It's never been so hard, it's the worst year". Without a solution to the lack of customers, he almost admits defeat: "we too will pass".