PARIS, March 3 (Wang Qinming) According to the latest ranking published by the French Consumer Union (UFC), Leclerc (E. Leclerc) supermarket is the chain of supermarkets with the best prices in France.
According to the latest ranking published by the French Consumers' Union (UFC), Leclerc (E. Leclerc) supermarket is the chain of supermarkets with the best prices in France.
The survey involved 1,006 stores in eight major French supermarket chains, Auchan, Carrefour, Casino, Cora, Colruyt, Leclerc, Intermarché and Système U, as well as 4,885 pick-up points offered by these chains, covering a total of 98 common items sold nationwide.
In the 8 major supermarket chains, the average price of buying these 98 items is 366 euros, but if you shop in the cheapest Leclerc supermarket, you only need to spend an average of 348 euros, ahead of Intermarché (356 euros), Colruyt (363 euros) and Système U (365 euros), Cora (370 euros), Carrefour (372 euros), Auchan (381 euros), the highest price in casino supermarkets, It costs an extra 60 euros (408 euros) to buy items that cost only 348 euros at leclerc supermarkets.
Surveys show that whether it's fresh products, dairy products, sweet and savory snacks, beverages, frozen foods or hygiene products, Casino has the highest prices, while Leclerc is cheaper.
Even in the same supermarket chain brand, there are big differences between different stores, buying the same 98 items, there is a difference of up to 19 euros between the two Cora stores. Some supermarkets have prices that vary by more than 100 yuan between different stores, such as Casino (107 euros) and Carrefour (101 euros).
There are significant differences in supermarket pricing between regions, with the lowest prices in the western part of France (Brittany, Loire, Nuevo Aquitaine), which may be related to the large number of Leclerc supermarkets in these places. From the first store in the Brittany region to the Leclerc supermarket in the country, the number of stores in the western part of the base camp is relatively large. It is not surprising that the Ile-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions have the highest prices. The French region has a nationally leading economy, while provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is home to Marseille, France's third-largest city, And Nice, the fifth-largest city, as well as many world-famous holiday destinations.
While supermarkets in western France are generally cheaper, the two Leclerc supermarkets in the Centre and Hauts-de-France have the lowest prices in France, costing 328 euros to buy 98 items. The most expensive supermarket is opened in a casino in Montpellier in southern France, where it costs 460 euros to buy the same goods, and the difference between the cheapest and most expensive supermarkets is 132 euros.