At the rue de Carouge, the work brought the grace of several businesses. Incessant noise, dust, diverted trams and street which has become almost impracticable: customers desert the premises. Result: at least three brands have just thrown in the towel.
Minus 50, minus 60, or even less than 70 %. Contrely, Sylvia Inkei is starting to liquidate her shop. Since 2016, she has been sold vegan ice cream, small objects and accessories of all kinds. Weakened by the covid, it was the gigantic site in rue de Carouge which ended up completing it. “It was the blow of the mass that killed us,” sighs the boss of the Joy Madal store. “Dust, noise, lack of passage … We had 300 customers a day and now we have 30. It’s time to change jobs … at 60! »»
“I am to make consumer credits to pay my bills. »»
As an independent, she will not be entitled to unemployment. Like Laurence Baiotto, the owner of the Le Comptoir de l’art hair salon. She seeks, without success, to hand over her arcade. “If I make a bankruptcy, I lose my bank guarantee compared to the surety of the show. So I will have nothing anymore, I have no choice. I am to make consumer credits to pay my bills. »»
“I have the impression that we are not heard, not listened to, not understood. »Laurence Baiotto- Commercante of rue de Carouge.
Laurence Baiotto still hopes for the city allowances, as many involved traders. But his gaze is bitter: “I feel abandoned, neglected. We did not support us during the covid (…) and there, we start again. I have the impression that we are not heard, not listened to, not understood. »»
Houmous & Co closed definitively
A little further, the light of this arch is extinct and the curtains drawn since mid-July. Ader Chatila decided to throw in the towel. Its Lebanese restaurant, at the corner of rue de Carouge, had already undergone the work on the Boulevard du Pont-d’Arve. “It’s been a year since we put our pocket and we lost a lot. There is nothing to do. The state of the aid was asked, but they refused everything. They said it is for our good, for the future. But we couldn’t last two months. »»
Unremonious
A deliberation project is currently in the finance committee of the municipal council. It aims to compensate the businesses affected by public sites, as here in rue de Carouge. But the text could take several months before being voted, unless the Administrative Council requests an emergency credit to quickly unlock funds.
