The stores will close earlier. People don’t even have time to go shopping

Retail chains must also respond to the energy crisis. As part of the savings, some have decided to reduce operating hours.

Retail chains are also preparing for the coming winter, the website informs Done. In Poland, therefore, some are planning to reduce the opening hours of their shops. They also include Netto, which operates 650 stores in the country. The reason is clear. “Sales will increase, but operating profit will suffer due to higher costs”, quotes the statement from the company’s commercial director, Hugo Mesquita, of the Fakt website. Reducing opening hours is not the only solution proposed to save energy. The company intends to install photovoltaic panels in stores.

Lighting and heating are essential

He also wants to save money by changing the heating and reducing the lighting. Aldi stores in Poland also have a plan to save money. From November 1st, customers will not make purchases after 8pm. People who have an afternoon shift so they are out of luck after work. They will have to wait until morning to buy food. Kaufland will also close some stores sooner. Instead of 23:00 already at 22:00. According to the supermarket’s announcement, this is not related to energy saving, but to a small number of customers.

It is so obvious that the operation of some shops is not very profitable. And winter hasn’t started yet and some companies have old contracts with better energy prices. In the field of energy saving Kaufland installed LED lighting in all stores and invested in recovery technology. According to the website, Czech supermarkets are also investing in energy-saving technologies, solar panels and heat pumps iRozhlas. The new measures mainly concern shop lighting.

The Czechs can rest easy for now

“We now plan to turn on only 15 minutes after the store closes. In stores after opening hours, we use so-called third party lighting, which is sufficient lighting for business after the store closes. Lidl spokesperson Tomáš Myler described for the iRozhlas server. Penny also intends to save energy. “As part of every store conversion, we completely replace the lighting or cooling technology. We therefore have LED lighting installed in all modernized stores.” company spokesman Tomáš Kubík said for the iRozhlas website.

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Although the mentioned solutions will not significantly affect customers, people will recognize the reduction of the heating temperature. At the same time, retail chains have decided to take this step, writes the iDnes website. On the contrary, the reduction of opening hours is not yet on the agenda in the Czech Republic. According to Jiří Peroutka, communications manager at dm drugstore, this measure reduces comfort for customers, reports the iDnes website. And those traders don’t want to antagonize each other. Especially at a time when prices are rising dramatically and for many people, shopping is still an unpleasant thing.