“Let those who used to come to Ida’s house now come to Virginie’s», Launches Denis Pype, departmental councilor and regional councilor, during the inauguration of the grocery store of Noyers-Saint-Martin (Oise) this Monday, December 2.
The grocery store in the small village located about twenty kilometers north of Beauvais remained closed for a little less than a year. On December 31, 2023, Ida Zambonini lowered the curtain after thirty-one years of good and loyal service. But the one who succeeded Madame Ortu on December 11, 1992 ultimately did not stay very far from her grocery store. “Ida has accompanied me a lot, accompanies me, and will accompany me againsmiles Virginie Belrain-Fremauxnew manager of the grocery store, alongside her predecessor. The goal is to be in continuity. I have no experience in this field, but I hope to perpetuate this business in which I was a customer.”
Reopening this Tuesday, December 3
Manager of social residence at Adoma in Beauvais for twenty-four years, Virginie Belrain-Fremaux needed a change of scenery. “I wanted to continue in something where I welcome the public, but in a different way“, she explains. Native of Montreuil-sur-Brêchea village bordering Noyers-Saint-Martin, she noticed the opportunity to succeed Ida Zambonini at the head of her grocery store. By the time everything was done, then time to give a good lick of paint, Virginie was able to reopen the business this Tuesday, December 3, at 9 a.m.to the delight of the regulars, orphans for eleven months.
“There are everyday products, for drinking, eating and washing, I am open to all ideas for other departmentsspecifies the new manager. We will make sure to evolve and expand the shelving.» In the future, Virginie would like to offer parcel relay as a new service.
The Noyers-Saint-Martin grocery store open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. as well as Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.