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Thomas Balbier
The day after, Josef Sier’s displeasure can still be clearly heard. Actually, he says during a phone call on Monday, he doesn’t want to talk at length about Sunday’s fiasco. “I’m still stunned at the moment,” says the supermarket operator, who works in northern Bavaria, in a hushed voice. “I don’t know how to proceed.” Then he talks about his new high-tech supermarket in Pettstadt (Bamberg district), the first of its kind in Bavaria, which was celebrated as innovative and modern just a few days ago – but is now causing frustration. And of Bavarian laws, the meaning of which is not only difficult to understand not only for Sier and its customers, but also for many officials.