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Remote work, long weekends, falling purchasing power… Food markets look bleak in Paris

Colorful stands of zucchini, carrots and lettuce, aisles smelling of fried chicken, flower stalls that are the charm of Parisian markets and the envy of tourists from all over the world… are they in danger? Traders at the capital’s 80 indoor and outdoor food markets are concerned about changes in Parisians’ habits in the wake of the health crisis. And we regret the coup at half mast.

This Thursday, in the market on the Boulevard Brun (14th century), between the Porte de Vanves and the Rue Didot, bordered by the red brick HLM buildings and crossed by a tram, Nasser, who has been unpacking his bananas and tangerines for thirty-five years, is worried: “This the profession is in danger. Since the Covid crisis, especially at the end of the week, we have lost half of our clients. »

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Source: Le Parisien

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