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Monoprix’s Schultz Named President Of Union des Commerces de Centre-Ville

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Monoprix’s Schultz Named President Of Union des Commerces de Centre-Ville

Régis Schultz, President of French retailer Monoprix, has been made the president of the Union des Commerces de Centre-ville, a body which fights for brick-and-mortar retail in urban areas in France.

He succeeds Stéphane Maquaire, the president of Vivarte, in the role, LSA.fr reports.

Maquaire, who began his career with Pernod Ricard, in a statement said that bricks-and-mortar French retailing is “threatened by constrictive regulations” – a problem he maintains is exacerbated by the new “tsunami of e-commerce.”

“Social and fiscal restraints are giving an [unfair] advantages to digital channels. We need to revise rules regarding days and times when retail units may open, as well as taxation on floor space in urban-zone shops.”

© 2016 European Supermarket Magazine – your source for the latest retail news. Article by Peter Donnelly. To subscribe to ESM: The European Supermarket Magazine, click here.

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