Campaign "Auchan clears": The Ascosen to the contrary song

While Auchan's smear campaign is gaining momentum, the Consumers' Association of Senegal (Ascosen) is celebrating the glory of the French group specializing in supermarkets. "Auchan is one of the largest distributors of local Sedima products. They have 235 Senegalese suppliers, more than 1,500 Senegalese work there and they sell the products in a very accessible way. Before, people thought that supermarkets were reserved for rich people; the Senegalese have discovered that we can pay less in a more welcoming environment, "said Momar Ndao, president of Ascosen, on Monday. From the campaign "Auchan dégage" maintained by some, the consumerist put it in terms of "depravity of a political approach" as it was the case for Sénac earlier. "Neighborhood shops are owned by foreigners. The Unacois has no shops. The neighborhood shops are managed by a well-known lobby (…) We have nothing against the Guineans or against the French, we say that the structures must respect a certain number of things, "he assured, disqualifying as well the traders of Unacois in this fight. The essential thing is, according to him, that the interests of the consumer take precedence; what Auchan provides more than the shopkeepers. "We had shopkeepers who were traumatizing and holding us by the throat. First, the blister does not respect any of the prices recommended by the State of Senegal all the more reason the products that are not administered sold at prices inaccessible to the populations. The second thing is that there is no safety at the distribution level, because in the evening they extinguish their freezers and the product can be destroyed with its expiry date, " did he serve this purpose? Momar Ndao, who spoke at the end of a visit to the facilities of Sedima, raised the urgency of a regulation for the installation of supermarkets. "It is urgent to deal with this new dynamic approach to supermarkets by managing commercial urban planning (…) We must quickly institute appropriate regulations to manage the facilities on the spatial, administrative and economic levels of these large areas and different shops. Thus, small shops will continue to exist despite the development of supermarkets, "he said, making this the best way to preserve the economic fabric.
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