Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Carrefour Group

This morning, I am heading to the side of the directors of our looted stores to express to them all of Carrefour's solidarity.

In total, 50 stores hit, including 19 Carrefour convenience stores and supermarkets looted and ransacked across France, here in Paris, but also in Rennes, Lille, Bordeaux, and elsewhere. I also think of the 1,500 stores of all other brands and all the shopkeepers who have suffered the same unacceptable violence.

There is sadness but also anger in the face of what our streets are offering us this morning: devastated businesses, deeply shocked employees, dismayed customers.

And I want to salute the courage and commitment of our teams, already at work this morning to restore the stores and reconnect with their customers as quickly as possible. For the hardest-hit stores, the repairs will unfortunately be lengthy, and some will remain permanently closed.

Behind these destructions, there are also considerable human and economic consequences. Dozens of employees from our franchise partners will be forced into partial unemployment. The cost of the repairs will amount to more than ten million euros, and our shopkeepers need an acceleration of compensation procedures, as in the case of natural disasters.

Nothing can justify such violence. Those who attack the work tools of courageous entrepreneurs and their teams in this way must face an uncompromising response.

The Republic must protect its shopkeepers!

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