Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is an absolute embarrassment and I’m saying it exactly as it is, because the scene before my eyes simply cannot be sugar-coated. It is the height of the summer season, June 2026, and the Croisette in Cannes is packed. The city is hosting the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s leading event for communications, creativity, and marketing.
- More than 20,000 delegates, including the biggest names in advertising, CEOs of multinational corporations, creatives who shape global market trends, and VIP guests, have flooded the city, filling the finest venues and spending thousands of euros each night for a table. I was there as well, invited to learn about the innovations expected to shape the internet over the next decade.
And this is where the real shock begins. Expecting the renowned Nammos Cannes to be the ultimate destination for elegance, innovation, and high-end sophistication for the global elite, I was instead met with a scene that left me speechless. Rather than an exclusive atmosphere worthy of such a prestigious international event, the venue resembled a neighborhood café.
- A huge television had been placed in the middle of the restaurant, broadcasting the Spain–Saudi Arabia match from the 2026 FIFA World Cup live, with Spain leading 4–0. Guests were watching the giant screen as if they were in a betting shop or a neighbourhood sports bar in Athens. Could this be a coincidence, taking into consideration the ‘roots’ of the management? Perhaps not, considering the management’s background. The person in charge, Petros Stathis, apparently couldn’t get far from his hometown’s DNA, bringing the local mentality of Peristeri straight to the glamorous French Riviera.
The problem is that Cannes during the Festival of Innovation calls for glamour and an international atmosphere and not football, pizza, and a television in the middle of an ultra-luxury dining experience.
- Some of the brightest minds in the world came to experience creativity at its finest, only to spend ninety minutes watching a football match in a setting that, at the very least, represents a disappointing missed opportunity for the Nammos brand. Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is an absolute embarrassment and I’m saying it exactly as it is, because the scene before my eyes simply cannot be sugar-coated.
It is the height of the summer season, June 2026, and the Croisette in Cannes is packed. The city is hosting the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s leading event for communications, creativity, and marketing. More than 20,000 delegates, including the biggest names in advertising, CEOs of multinational corporations, creatives who shape global market trends, and VIP guests, have flooded the city, filling the finest venues and spending thousands of euros each night for a table. I was there as well, invited to learn about the innovations expected to shape the internet over the next decade.
- And this is where the real shock begins. Expecting the renowned Nammos Cannes to be the ultimate destination for elegance, innovation, and high-end sophistication for the global elite, I was instead met with a scene that left me speechless. Rather than an exclusive atmosphere worthy of such a prestigious international event, the venue resembled a neighborhood café.
A huge television had been placed in the middle of the restaurant, broadcasting the Spain–Saudi Arabia match from the 2026 FIFA World Cup live, with Spain leading 4–0. Guests were watching the giant screen as if they were in a betting shop or a neighbourhood sports bar in Athens. Could this be a coincidence, taking into consideration the ‘roots’ of the management? Perhaps not, considering the management’s background. The person in charge, Petros Stathis, apparently couldn’t get far from his hometown’s DNA, bringing the local mentality of Peristeri straight to the glamorous French Riviera.
The problem is that Cannes during the Festival of Innovation calls for glamour and an international atmosphere and not football, pizza, and a television in the middle of an ultra-luxury dining experience. Some of the brightest minds in the world came to experience creativity at its finest, only to spend ninety minutes watching a football match in a setting that, at the very least, represents a disappointing missed opportunity for the Nammos brand.
Διεθνές «κλάμα» στις Κάννες – Πώς το κοσμοπολίτικο Nammos μετατράπηκε σε καφενέ ! (Εικόνες)
