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Christian and Sylvie Sis took over the family store in 1983. (© AS Hourdeaux / Croix du Nord)
The jeweller’s Fives Carillon is present in Lille for 70 years. Held by two generations, it will close unfortunately its doors definitely March 31, 2021. Christian and Sylvie Sis have not found a buyer. While waiting for their retirement, they always welcome you with a smile!
It’s always bad news for a neighborhood to lose an independent business, especially when it’s been around for a long time.
Fives Carillon, in the Lille Fives district, was created by the Sis family in 1951. “The store was at 179 rue Pierre Legrand at the time. We were initially specialized in clocks and chimes, the jewelry part came later, ”says Christian Sis.
To the rhythm of a neighborhood
In 1983, he took over the business created by his father with his wife Sylvie. The store moved a few meters to 155 on the same street.
For almost 40 years, the couple lived to the rhythm of the neighborhood. “There was everything in Fives before! You could dress there, find something to nail down, buy your wedding outfit, your christening candies… ”, the Sis couple remembers.
Among the anecdotes, the couple remembers this bracelet to be engraved “I love you forever”, which had to be removed 15 days later.