the Confederation of Independent Traders asks the government to "advance balances"

The President of the Confederation of Independent Traders of France, Francis Palombi, announced Wednesday, December 26 on franceinfo, have asked the government to advance the winter sales of one week in January. It is a question of allowing the traders penalized by the demonstrations of the "yellow vests" of "start January in conditions not too catastrophic".

Balances, mostly, are scheduled from Wednesday, January 9, 2019. "I met the Secretary of State with Bruno Le Maire [Agnès Pannier-Runacher], I suggested that maybe it would be nice to start balances on January 2 or January 3 (…) This could start January in conditions not too catastrophic, provided that the 'yellow vests' do not not be mobilized again on the roundabouts, at the entrance of the cities "said Francis Palombi.

The average loss of turnover for independent businesses in December is "25%"compared to the same period last year, he said. "There are small or medium sized cities that have not been affected, but most have been affected" because of the manifestations of "yellow vests" that have "given a very bad image of France"he continued. "25% less for very small companies, it's huge (…) This puts us in the context that we lived quite recently with the attacks, it's about the same impact"said Francis Palombi. "Some independent shops" who were already "very fragile" are considering "reduce their workforce", he said. "It's serious (…) stop the demonstrations!", launched the president of the Confederation of Independent Traders of France.