Two years after his reopening, the owner of the Franquelin convenience store Karine Briand puts the key under the door due to health problems.
North-Côotière made the announcement on Facebook on Thursday. Today is a sad day for me. Health being essential in a life, I have to close my convenience store
writes Karine Briand on the social network.
In the village located about thirty kilometers in the east Baie-Comeau, without grocery store or service station, trade helped meet the needs of the population, according to her.
The convenience store Franquelin notably offered grocery products and prepared dishes.
The establishment, installed along Route 138, was financially viable despite the increase in the cost of living, assures the owner. The lack of staff remained a major difficulty for the company, which struggled to find succession.
It is “tough” to work, then to always be under pressure because it lacks employees precisely. It’s been doing the work in doubles.
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The owner Karine Briand had several projects in the boxes during the opening of the trade, in 2022.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Camille Lacroix
Trade and its gas station had already closed, in 2020. In 2022, Karine Briand had bought the building this time, without offering the sale of fuel. In the process, the entrepreneur had also become the owner of a fishmonger and a canteen. The fishmonger will remain open, but the future of the canteen remains uncertain.
As for the convenience store, there is already a potential buyer, she said. As far as I know, there is someone from Montreal who might want to take it back.
With information from Laurana Genest
