Inside, the imposing shelves and other displays have already been dismantled, the screens and crates have disappeared. Only the blue carpets remain, the last identifiable marks of the sign. Present since the opening of the gallery in 2011, the Leclerc cultural space of the Cour des Capucins in Thionville lowered the curtain on Saturday, November 20.
“Is it final? Frankly, I’m shocked, said Ilham, a regular at the mall and shopper at the store. It’s a shame, we could find everything, both books and stationery. “
However, the brand has not left the Thionville region, it is getting closer to its big brother, the hypermarket of the same name, in the Linkling area. “We study and live downtown, so it was convenient to order our textbooks. Now we’ll have to take the car, ”sighs this group of four high school girls.
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” A blow “
To the disappointment of the customers is added the concern of certain merchants of the gallery. Right in front of the almost empty 750 m² cell, Christiane Konieczny looks grim. Installed for five years at the Capucins, the manager of Vosges bedding makes no secret. “It’s a big blow. The Leclerc space was one of the driving forces behind the shopping center. A cultural brand always attracts people and we took advantage of it. “
She even wonders if, in turn, she is not going to close the shop. “The gallery is dead now. “Because this departure of one of the locomotives of the Capuchins – with Carrefour Market – which is more than a month before Christmas, calls out. Above all, this closure is added to a long list of other closures: Pimkie, Valège, Okaïdi last summer, Best Mountain soon.
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“New projects” to boost attractiveness
The shopping center with 40 cells, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, is it no longer successful? ” No ! “, Irritated Sandrine Jean, owner of the central Délis café kiosk for seven years. An improvised spokesperson for the Capuchins, she is keen to explain each departure. “Best Mountain is closing all of its stores nationwide, Okaïdi has changed its economic model and is focusing on distance selling. As for the Leclerc cultural space, its director had wanted to leave for a long time. The end of his lease on November 30 only marked his departure. “
The takeover of the Thionville shopping center by a new owner a few months ago would also have precipitated the closure. This one would have “new projects” to revive the attractiveness of the gallery with “different offers”. But nothing filters. The current manager is rather discreet about his intentions.
Nothing to worry about the Rego couple who run the shop, formerly ephemeral, Passy. “We are confident in the future, otherwise we would not have decided to sign a 2-year lease on 1is last October! “
They do not know the name of their future neighbor, replacing the Cultural Space. Some traders mention a ready-to-wear brand, a subsidiary of 3 Suisses. Its installation is said to be imminent. Answer at the beginning of December.
