. The transition to lease management of several Carrefour stores worries the CFTC

. The transition to lease management of several Carrefour stores worries the CFTC
Normandy. The transition to lease management of several Carrefour stores worries the CFTC

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Charles Giovacchini

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Jan 10, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

It was a fear of the 208 employees of the ex-Cora d’Évreux. A fear that was soon confirmed. Two months after passing under the banner of the Carrefour network, the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) has just announced that the former Cora hypermarket in Évreux should not remain in the Carrefour group for long.

A list of 39 stores

It was the CFTC Cora union section which published, on Friday January 10, the list of 39 Carrefour stores which will be leased and managed in 2025. According to the union, six stores are concerned in the North and in . Four Carrefour Markets Andelys (Eure), at Luzarches (Val-d’Oise), Mortain (Sleeve) and Sotteville (Manche), and two hypermarkets, those ofÉvreux (Eure) and Berk (Pas-de-)

“Since 2017, the Carrefour brand has established each year a list of stores undergoing rental management, a routine that has become almost traditional, as much feared as it is expected,” explains the CFTC. “This year is no exception to the rule, after an announcement planned for the end of 2024 then postponed to the start of 2025, the ax has fallen: 39 stores will leave the fold of the brand, 24 Carrefour Market and 15 hypermarkets, giving rise to a new wave of concerns among employees.

The Cora store in Evreux moved to the Giron de Carrefour in November 2024. ©Charles GIOVACCHINI

The store passes into the hands of an independent

Undertaken as part of a strategy intended “to avoid the closure of unprofitable stores by safeguarding jobs”, the transition to leasing management consists of entrusting the management of stores to independent entrepreneurs, responsible for the business and paying a royalty to Carrefour to operate the brand.

Inspired by franchises, this model is not to reassure unions who denounce “a loss of social guarantees” and fear “a deterioration of working conditions”.

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“The transition to rental management is seen as an outsourcing which certainly reduces Carrefour’s financial balance sheet – in particular by reducing the payroll and associated costs – but which places the future of employees in the hands of independent entrepreneurs,” specify the representatives of the CFTC.

Their fear: job insecurity. “New managers, motivated by profitability, could seek to reduce costs, particularly to the detriment of working conditions and social benefits for employees. In addition, for certain stores, profitability could remain uncertain, exposing employees and entrepreneurs to new difficulties.” To be continued.

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