Fnac on the Champs-Elysées closes permanently, a week earlier than announced

The Fnac store on the Champs-Elysées, in Paris, has closed permanently and will not reopen its doors to liquidate its stocks as initially planned, the Fnac Darty group announced on Saturday January 4. The store, which planned to sell its stocks from January 3 until its final closure on January 12, opened its doors on Friday for a little over an hour, according to the group, before bringing out the customers and closing its gate. .

At midday, in front of a queue that stretched nearly 200 meters, store managers announced that it would remain closed all day and would not reopen until Monday, in order to ensure “the safety of goods and people”. The group finally decided on Saturday to lower the curtain for good. “Faced with a very large crowd in front of the store this Friday, January 3 and in order to ensure safety and order on public roads, Fnac Champs-Elysées was forced to permanently close its doors in the morning”detailed Fnac Darty.

In a right of alert addressed to the management of Fnac and relayed on “in danger” of “the safety of employees and customers”. “No effective measures” had not been planned, according to this employee, in the face of“unanticipated massive influx”up to 3,000 people, and the formation of a very long queue, “disorganized”. He also cites a “dangerous store entrance” and one “unsuitable configuration”, with risk of“crushing” or “hustle”. Finally, according to the document, unprepared employees had to face “mass discontent”.