On your marks, get set, shop around! The big summer sale is launched, the opportunity to go hunting for rare pearls until Saturday.
Despite the wind whistling this Thursday morning in the alleys of the Ecusson, the stalls and displays were out for this first day of the great Nîmes clearance sale. This year, the event comes a week earlier than last year, taking advantage of the return of foreign tourists as well as the crowds surrounding the Nîmes Festival and the Pride March this Saturday.
For the occasion, parking will be free on the surface on Friday and Saturday. Rue du Général Perrier will also be pedestrianized from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the day on Saturday.
Customers in the wind
On the merchant side, we hope for an influx of customers in a period of sales shunned at the national level. Trade Alliance says stores saw sales fall 19% from summer 2019 sales. If it is still early this Thursday to tell if the clientele is there, the shopkeepers seem to be delighted with better communication around the event. “People are aware, it’s not the case every year”, we judge in the ephemeral shop of the Aspic plan. Same story in front of the shelves of ZAPA, where it is estimated that “The job has been done. Now it’s the customers’ turn!”
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