And will therefore become a halal supermarket within a few days, depriving residents of the Vénissieux district of the possibility of buying pork or alcohol, also absent from the stalls of other nearby grocery stores.
It was the mayor of Vénissieux Michèle Picard who announced it this Wednesday, indicating that Casino had transferred the business of the Minguettes supermarket to its Triangle subsidiary for only 1 symbolic euro.
“A long history links the Casino group to the City of Vénissieux: 50 years of presence in the region, joint work as part of the urban renovation of the Minguettes plateau, millions of euros of public funds invested to transform the district , energize it and promote social diversity And today, all these combined efforts would be swept away by the merciless hand of capitalism and the world of finance… I categorically refuse it.writes the communist councilor on his blog.
For Michèle Picard, there is no question of letting the situation move towards a 100% halal offer at Minguettes: “the general food supply must be preserved in the districts of the plateau. This is essential for living together and the general interest. Each resident must be able to find what they want in their local store”.
Except that the mayor’s attempt to intervene with Casino failed. The Saint-Etienne group addressed the elected official as well as the Metropolis “a dismissal on October 14 around 4 p.m., with inaccurate arguments and telling us to continue its proposed sale to Triangle, the only brand to meet all the required criteria according to them. What deceit! The Casino group and the Triangle brand signed an hour later, on October 14 around 5 p.m., a promise to purchase, move along, there’s nothing more to see, it’s business!
Michèle Picard concludes by announcing that she wants to mobilize the inhabitants of Vénissieux with her to “refuse to be the sacrificed pawns of Monopoly Casino”.
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