2023-07-31 18:41:42
On the eve of the last day of the summer sales, the Minister Delegate in charge of SMEs and Trade in particular indicates in an interview with Ouest-France that the turnover for the month of July is up by 14.5% compared to compared to July 2022.
The one-week postponement of the end date of the summer sales will have taken effect. “It was a common sense measure, taken by the government at the request of traders, recalls Olivia Grégoire in the columns of West France. It was useful to them because many suffered during the riots.” For the Minister Delegate in charge of SMEs, Trade, Handicrafts and Tourism, the results of the summer sales “is satisfactory given the inflationary context and episodes of urban violence.” In detail, total turnover fell by 1% despite a 7% increase in online orders. On the other hand, it is up by 14.5% in July 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
“The first two weeks of the month were very good before a stabilization. The French therefore concentrated their purchases on this fortnight.”
Regarding the riots, the Minister Delegate for Small and Medium Enterprises reveals that 27 aid had been awarded for a total amount of 138,000 euros, “i.e. more than 5,000 euros per business affected”. “Two weeks ago, 90% of the businesses affected had been able to reopen and those that were still closed required long work,” she explains.
The DGCCRF will ensure that the reductions are passed on
While inflation is slowing but remains at a high level, especially on food prices, Olivia Grégoire does not deny its link with the positive results of the last sales. She also took advantage of this interview with the daily newspaper to once again reassure consumers about the downward trend in prices in the coming months. “We mobilized the 75 largest agri-food manufacturers for price renegotiations, she underlined. 20 were not concerned, in particular milk or pork because prices had not yet fallen; 39 have made the commitment to cuts in different ways; I invite them to keep them.
“We will see everyone again at the start of the school year to see if the conditions have changed and to remove the potential last blockages.”
While she understands that a large number of French people are struggling to see significant reductions on supermarket shelves, the Minister Delegate in charge of Trade in particular insisted on the fact that prices were already falling for a thousand references: pasta, rapeseed or sunflower oil, poultry, certain cakes, jams and yogurts “with drops of up to 18%”. “The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) will be mobilized all summer to ensure that the reductions proposed by manufacturers are fully passed on to distributors,” he said. she hammered.
“Regardless of the means put in place (renegotiations or discount on invoice), the prices at the checkout must drop quickly and I will personally see to it.”
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