By Jean-Philippe Massieu
Published on 16 Feb 21 at 12:52

For ten days, the doorway halls of the shops Intermarket of Valognes and of Quettehou, properties of Philippe Couasnon, are outfitted with gantries of disinfection of shopping trolleys.
Customers of these two hypermarkets at the moment are invited to cross their cart underneath this gantry, named ” Clean Course ” and that spray a hydroalcoholic answer on the higher half utilizing nozzles. A easy, however aesthetic system, embellished with a carpet imitating a garden. It additionally permits you to wash your palms with a hydroalcoholic answer.
Admittedly, not all prospects use it but, as some have gotten into the behavior of utilizing the gel out there on small tables. Philippe Couasnon wished to get out of “the artisanal”. “We spend a march, more oriented towards modernism. We chose this investment ”.
4000 €
The price is just not negligible, nevertheless, as a result of “a gantry costs around € 4,000, installation included. But it seemed very important to us to provide mental security for all the people who frequent our stores, ”emphasizes the entrepreneur.
French made
This gantry was designed and is produced by an industrialist from Aube, Larbaletier, a bunch specializing in metal and retailer fittings. It was put in the marketplace in early June 2020.
“I believe it is an excellent initiative. It is excellent ! », Rejoices a buyer of the Intermarché de Valognes, who didn’t hesitate for a second to slip her caddy underneath the portico. Johann Dan, director of the Intermarché de Valognes of three,140 m2, can also be happy with this set up in live performance along with his boss, Philippe Couasnon. “Especially since we understand that prospects have gotten extra apprehensive once more. “
Soon a counting system
In a few days, Philippe Couasnon will also equip these two stores with automatic counters of customer passages, with information screen. They will thus replace the token system that had been in place until then. Here too, the investment is substantial.
“It’s going to be around € 2,500. It is to work safely and frankly on the number of people present. “
The latter recollects that every individual, together with employees, ought to theoretically profit from 10 m2. “This will take away any ambiguity. And it have to be mentioned that what we had arrange, the numbers to take and provides again, didn’t work. While there, will probably be indeniable. “
At the Intermarché de Tourlaville in June
The Cotentin entrepreneur goals to equip all of its shops (these talked about, but additionally Netto and Intermarché Montebourg) with this counting system.
More costly, the disinfection gantry shall be put in in every of these supermarkets over the months. In Tourlaville, will probably be when the present grocery store has been transferred by June to the previous Bricomarché, on Boulevard de l’Est.