“It’s a tsunami! Olivier Lhostis cannot get over it. This Thursday, October 29, the Chartres bookstore of l’Esperluète, which he runs, is “overwhelmed with customers”. According to the official, the Chartrains were waiting in line patiently long before the opening to buy books before the start of the reconfinement. A craze which is heartwarming but which announces much greater difficulties.
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“We expected a closure, but it’s hard to take anyway.” Olivier Lhostis admits to living “from day to day”, and hopes for a reopening before the Christmas holidays. “Otherwise, it’s going to be really complicated. “
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The first period of confinement, between March and May, had already done damage, but had been able to be partly caught up, thanks to an exceptional month of June.
A click-and-collect open this Friday
But, cautious, Olivier Lhostis waits until the very end of the year to do the accounts. And claims to be forced to put in partial unemployment two-thirds of its workforce.
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In the meantime, he intends to put in place a click-and-collect window, from this Friday, in order to be able to continue selling books. A little breath of fresh air which “will not compensate for the loss of turnover”.
Remi Bonnet
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