2023-08-03 16:23:53
Pascal Grognard puts forward several causes for this decrease in the number of booksellers: competition from the Internet, people visit bookstores less and then there is the price of real estate which has soared.
His neighbour, Paul Brandeleer, also a bookseller, shares this analysis: in this tourist region where there are many lodgings, prices have risen. It is therefore difficult for young booksellers to set up shop. On the other hand, other complementary businesses have emerged, such as the mini-market “chez Georgette” opened by Alexandra Etienne 2 years ago as an extension of the creative bookshop-boutique of her companion.
” It’s my companion Xavier Al Charif, who started the bookstore 5 years ago and then we realized that Redu was missing a little something, to buy an ice cream, a cold drink… So, we said to himself, why not extend the bookstore into a convenience store? The convenience store makes everything viable “, explains Alexandra Etienne. And the success of this mixed concept is there, as Redu knows how to reinvent itself and preserve its “book village” spirit. Other craftsmen have also established themselves in Redu, making the charming village Ardennes always attractive.
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