Angers city council satisfies store owners about a free car parks first hour for end of year holidays

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Finally, after several demon-strations of Angers store owners, the city council met, at least for a part, their expections. For weeks, these had asked permission to work on Sundays before end of year holidays and a less costly access to car parks for their customers throughout that period. If the first demand has been denied by Angers majority representatives, these nevertheless granted satisfaction to the second.

The town council will give a subsidy of about 16 000 € to the association of down town stores owners, Vitrines d'Angers. These will convert that money buying car park cheques for the customers of Angers stores. Then, all these could benefit from a no charged car park first hour. Regarding the first claim, the Angers city had promised a few weeks ago, along with the other cities members of Angers Loire métropole, to deny the right of opening on Sundays to store owners. That triggered wrath from the city council minority representatives who described the majority's decision as "reactionary".

The Angers retailers have nevertheless learnt that sales event will be organized in the city during the end of year holidays. A big whell will be set up on Lorraine square and a circus will take place in La Rochefoucauld square. Store owners just hope they will not experiment a lack of purchasers.