Cœur de Nimes association: An appeal against the commercial project associated with the future stadium.
The association "Cœur de Nîmes" which brings together 285 shops, believes that the project led by Rani Assaf, the boss of the Nîmes Olympique, jeopardizes commercial activity in the city center.
"Cœur de Nîmes" has filed an appeal against the commercial project associated with the future stadium of Nîmes Olympique. The association, which brings together 285 shops in the city center of the Gard prefecture, disputes the favorable opinion granted by the departmental commercial development commission. In July, the latter authorized the creation of 4,695 m2 of sales areas as part of the new stadium project.
Cœur de Nimes association
The Socri Reim, owner since 2021 of The Dome, a large shopping center in the city center, has also filed an appeal. Just like the association of merchants of the Dome. "It seems dangerous to us, and contrary to the commitments of the town hall to prohibit any new shopping center on the outskirts, to let this project pass as it is," says Daniel Kohen, secretary of the Heart of Nîmes.
The project is led by Rani Assaf, president of the Nîmes Olympique.
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"With the storage areas and the shops not subject to authorization, it could represent 10,000 m2 of commercial space, that is as much as the La Coupole shopping center," continues the association.
Cœur de Nîmes is worried about the emergence of a "new commercial hub five minutes from the city center, likely to compete once again with our shops, which are well weakened by competition from peripheral shopping centers, e-commerce, and the consequences of the health situation".
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