Michel-Edouard Leclerc, the president of the E. Leclerc stores, announces, on franceinfo, a sale of fuel “at cost price” during this weekend.
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A new operation of sale of “fuel at cost price” begins this Friday in the service stations of the Leclerc group, announces on franceinfo its president and general manager, Michel-Edouard Leclerc. An operation which should last until Sunday in the group’s 696 stations, i.e. “before the strikes and the risk that the oil depots were blocked”he continued.
“For us it’s 5 to 6 cents of effort the time we do the cost price” on the litre, explained Michel-Edouard Leclerc. This operation aims, according to Michel-Edouard Leclerc, “to protect purchasing power” of the French, while large retailers are already predicting an additional increase in food prices of around 10% in the coming days.
“We will do it once more”
Michel-Edouard Leclercat franceinfo
An appeal to the TotalEnergies group
“I do not produce oil and I cannot guarantee today that I will buy it under good conditions in 15 days”, he added. It was also an opportunity for Michel-Edouard Leclerc to point out that the cap on fuel prices at 1.99 euros per liter by TotalEnergies was not enough, while the oil group made 20.5 billion euros in profits in 2022.
“There are nevertheless manufacturers today who have asked us for increases, saying that it was necessary because of Ukraine, that it was necessary because of energy and all that, they got away with it still put aside, does he have the president of the E.Leclerc centers. “If Total guarantees me as one of its best customers that it will give me this rebate, I undertake to return it in full to consumers”, he assured.
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