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Casino: 120 stores temporarily close their doors to change brands
120 Casino stores are temporarily closing their doors to change brands on the evening of Tuesday April 30. Around twenty other stores have not yet found buyers.
(France 2)
120 Casino stores are temporarily closing their doors to change brands on the evening of Tuesday April 30. Around twenty other stores have not yet found buyers.
In Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Valence (Drôme) or Besançon (Doubs), Casino supermarkets bow out on the evening of Tuesday April 30. 120 stores temporarily close their doors to change brands, not without pain for customers. In Saint-Étienne (Loire), the birthplace of the brand, a Casino hypermarket will come under the Auchan banner within 15 days. A difficult transition for the most loyal customers. Inside, a few hours before closing, the very sparse stalls surprised the last buyers.
The concerns of employees in Toulouse
A special last day also for the 174 employees of the Saint-Étienne store, who will all be taken over by Auchan. In Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), employees’ concerns are much greater. Their store is one of twenty which have not yet found buyers, and are at risk of closure. A concern shared by customers. Casino management points out that no closure has yet been made here, and remains hopeful of a buyer. In France, the brand has already sold 90% of its hypermarkets and supermarkets to the competition.
