Cyril Dewavrin, the bookseller of the Comédie Humaine, located 18 rue du Vieux-Sextier in Avignon, opened the doors of his shop this Friday, October 30, despite the confinement, seeing that Fnac had been authorized to open and that it was possible to buy books there.
Out of solidarity, he offered to share his earnings for the day with his “fellow-competitors”, the four other new bookstores in the city center which had remained closed: La Mémoire du monde, L’Eau vive, Les Genêts d ‘or and La Crognotte rieuse. “My earnings amount to 250 euros, or 35% of the day’s income,” explains Cyril Dewavrin. I believe that it is normal, when you are a competitor and there is one that opens while the others close, to share the gains. It would have been elegant for Fnac to do the same. By being open, I didn’t want to compete unfairly with others. “
He is above all happy that they have won their case, since not only Fnac, but also supermarkets, are now forced to close their culture departments (books, DVDs, games, music). “Although I would have preferred that we all remained open. “
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