With the new covid measures banning the sale of non-essential goods, supermarkets have had to adapt and limit their product offer. Our RTL colleague Tim Morizet visited Cactus Belle Etoile on Sunday morning.
30 staff members gathered at 5am to close off non-essential products at the supermarket, preparing for the opening three hours later.
"There are grey zones," explains Manu Konsbruck, director of Belle Etoile. The supermarket is allowed to sell cooking pans, as they are deemed essential, but not plates. It is all a matter of interpretation, he says.
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Different supermarkets will therefore have come up with their own criteria for what remains on sale. Nevertheless, the option to order online and pick up outside remains.
Supermarkets were frequently at the centre of criticism for being unfair competition to small businesses during the first lockdown in March. While smaller non-essential businesses had to close, supermarkets could remain open and continue to sell non-essential products.
