Forty-five “dark stores” out of 65 must close their doors in the capital. This request was announced by the town hall of Paris during a meeting on Monday with all the players in “quick commerce”, ultra-fast home shopping delivery companies such as Uber Eats, Flink, Gorillas, etc. The latter were “Illegally created” in the capital, explained Emmanuel Grégoire, the first deputy mayor of Paris to AFP on Monday. These businesses must therefore close their doors at the risk of facing justice for an infringement of the town planning code.
These “dark stores” are considered by the town hall and the urban planning departments as warehouses, whereas the premises in which they have been installed are most often commercial premises.
The town hall has planned to organize a public information meeting for local residents on March 25 at 7 p.m., during which “a general update on the state of the law, the remedies available to the town will be made. and that available to local residents.