Local Shops in Crisis I Covid I ARTE Documentary

WATCH: How Coronavirus Ruined Mallorca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1rZugKkszY Local shops are facing a serious crisis: an estimated quarter of all shops in Germany could disappear in the next ten years, with owner-operated shops in the retail sector being particularly affected. The crisis is hitting rural areas especially hard, but it is not stopping with businesses in big cities either. The Coronavirus pandemic is further exacerbating the already precarious situation. Even before the pandemic, retailers were faced with serious problems: oversupply, expensive rents, too few customers, concerns about successors and online retailing. For many businesses, the pandemic is the straw that has broken the camel's back. Herbert Riepl and Claudia Koller's have to close their shoe shop in the tranquil tourist town of Schliersee in Bavaria, which their grandfather opened 90 years ago. For a long time, the business was struggling with sales were getting lower and lower, but for a long time the two refused to give up on their store. Covid-19 dealt the final death blow. Daniel Ohr tries to prevent shop closures. The management consultant works all over Europe and develops concepts aimed at preventing shop vacancies. He is convinced that people still want to buy in shops and experience the classic shopping experience. But you have to offer people something that makes shopping locally stand out from buying online. Daniel Solzer's is on the other side of the equation: he is a professional clearance salesman. He is currently working at Günther Schwarte's fashion store. Schwarte has no successor for his shop in Steinfurt in North Rhine-Westphalia. That, too, is a major problem in the retail sector. 🗓 Available until the 03/07/2021 ARTE Documentary is here to tell you more about what’s going on in the world of culture and current affairs with powerful, refreshing and entertaining docs subtitled in English for our international fans. Discover a whole world on #ARTEdocumentary​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 💡 Want more from ARTE? Watch more of our programmes on ARTE.tv: ARTE in English 👉 https://www.arte.tv/en/​​​​​​​ Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVog...​ You can also find us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ARTE.tv​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARTEen​ #shoplocally #crisis #ARTEdocumentary​ #clearance #shops #covid


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