The first Starbucks in the Sarthe department will open end of November 2024 in Le Mans according to our informationconfirmed by the American brand. Its arrival had been announced by our colleagues of Free Maine for 2025. So that’s earlier than expected.”It will be around Friday, November 29th. It will be open for Black Friday weekend in any case, but if the store can open a week earlier, it will do so.“, adds Marie Petit to France Blue Mainethe director of Galeries Lafayette where Starbucks is setting up.
Fourteen hires planned
Work is also underway at 10 rue des Minimes on the ground floor of Galeries Lafayette in the city centre of Le Mans. The American brand will open its 140m² salon at the end of November.There are 30 seats inside, 16 on the terrace.“, adds the American brand to France Blue Maine. It was even supposed to open in October but the work has been delayed a little. She plans to hire 14 people, 12 baristas, those who will take care of serving the 86,000 drink combinations of the American firm.
A manager and a store/team manager are also planned for hiring. These hires are managed by France Travail Le Mans Gare. The first collective information meeting is scheduled for October 2nd.”Then there will be a recruitment session on October 3, 4, 7 and 8“, specifies France Travail (ex-Pôle Emploi) to France Blue Maine.
Recruitment by simulation
Recruitment will be done by simulation, that is to say on the capacities of candidates interested in occupying the position. “This is what we call the MRS. We don’t look at the diploma. It’s based on skills. There are exercises that reproduce the online positiona scenario. In Sarthe, we are quite innovative in this recruitment method that we find in different positions such as working in CAF services or other“, continues France Travail.
The recruited persons will be trained for five weeks. This training is supported by France Travail. The key is permanent employment contracts, 25-hour permanent contracts to be filled. The positions can be consulted on the website from the American firm but also on France Travail Le Mans Gare.
Starbucks “will bring dynamism to the city center”
“For us in store, it will bring traffic, but also for our loyal customers, they will also be able to be in a family place, have a coffee, chat while also shopping in a family and pleasant place.“, rejoices Marie Petit, the director of Galeries Lafayette who collaborated with the American brand for its arrival.
This project was born two years ago.This may seem a bit long but there were many discussions. It was also necessary to optimize the surface area of the store because the goal was not to deprive the people of Le Mans of brands. The goal was to close 0 brands in the store“, continues the director of Galeries Lafayette.
“Personally I am delighted because I am originally from Le Mans so have big signs like this, it will bring a certain dynamism to our beautiful city. The city center needs novelty, it is true that we see the difficulty in the city center of empty cells and we traders need novelty, freshness, dynamism, visitors“, concludes Marie Petit.
The Starbucks in Le Mans is the 12th in the Pays de la Loire region after Nantes and Angers, ” approximately the 260th salon in France “, according to the American brand.
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