The shop in Piazza di Città is equipped for animal lovers. At the entrance cleaning kit and fresh water
ivrea
A dog friendly Despar out of conviction and because, in the end, by offering more services you earn more. That the new store in Piazza di Città, in Ivrea, is like this (friend of the dogs) can already be seen at the entrance: double bowl with fresh water complete with an indicator panel and, this is the novelty for Canavese, double trolley with internal metal mini box where to allocate the dog while shopping (as long as it is small, it must not weigh more than 20 kilos). Dog that, therefore, not only can enter the supermarket, but has its own space inside the trolley and in addition a sanitizing kit near the entrance with which the owner will clean the box for the four-legged friend and for whom will use it after him. If it has to be love for animals either. A choice that says a lot about the pet-friendly orientation that has taken hold in large-scale distribution. Even in Ivrea, where the Despar Express market, inaugurated at the end of March in the spaces of the former perfumery, is in fact among the first to equip themselves accordingly. «We are all dog lovers – explains the manager Francesca Bresciani of the Ivrea shop, where five people work for other things -. So it was a decision that came by itself and was enthusiastically welcomed by all of us. Then, as regards Ivrea, the only point of sale of our seven in the area equipped with trolleys for dogs, we thought it could be a useful service for the many who take the dog for a walk in the center or, taking advantage of the pedestrian area, it is precisely with the dog that they move to make small purchases under the house. I must say that the satisfaction arrived immediately. The fact that the carts are dedicated and there is a kit to maintain cleanliness made no one complained. Rather”.
The two trolleys are placed at the entrance, you can’t go wrong.
Regarding the presence of pets in public places, if on the one hand the European regulation 852/2004 is not very clear, on the other hand the note of the Ministry 23712 of 2017 states that the owner of the supermarket can prohibit the access of animals if it cannot manage and prevent the risk of contamination. In practice, the Ministry reiterated that places open to the public must guarantee access to pets, unless the ban is the only way to avoid contamination risks for food. –