As Le Télégramme announced, on November 13, the Casino supermarket, place du Champ-de-Foire, lowered the curtain, this Saturday, November 30, 2024. The closure of this store in the city center caused considerable excitement in the within the local population. All day long, customers paraded to show their sympathy to the sixteen employees of the store, most of whom had between 30 and 40 years of seniority. “We were touched by the many expressions of sympathy that we received , in the store or on social networks, indicated the staff at the end of the day. We had loyal and friendly customers! “. A small friendly meeting of current and former staff was planned to mark the event at the end of the day on Saturday. “We had up to 49 employees at one time. We finished at fifteen,” added the store manager. Despite the closure, employees will still work for a few more days in the premises, probably until December 10. Let us also remember that the town hall exercised its right of pre-emption over two plots of land on the Casino site, Place du Champ-de-Foire, to preserve this food space and facilitate its resumption.
