The French continue to restrict their purchases. According to panelist IRI, sales of consumer goods at department stores fell 3.9% in volume last week compared to the same period a year earlier and 5% since the beginning of the year.
While the rise in prices on the shelves continues (+13.5% year-on-year in January), the drop in volume sales affects hypermarkets (-4.6% last week), supermarkets (-2.8%), convenience stores (-1.4%) and self-service or home delivery purchases (-8.4%).
Apart from soft drinks and water (+0.3%), no department was spared from the drop in sales volume that affected both hygiene products (-7.7%), groceries (-1.8%), frozen ( -4.6%) or even liqueurs and cavas (-6.5%).
Sales in value increased more than 10%
In detail, parapharmacy products and accessories (masks and gels) registered the greatest decrease (-66.2%), ahead of foie gras (-38.4%), ready meals (-26.4%), pizzas frozen (-25%) and canned spreads (-21%).
On the contrary, some products are doing well, such as extruded cakes for snacks (+27.6%), cereal bars (+26.4%), canned mackerel (+25.1%), chewing gum (+ 23%) and hand and lip care (+20.2%).
Driven by price increases, value sales follow the opposite trend with a year-over-year increase of 10.1% last week and +8.5% since the beginning of the year. Fabrics (+59.2%), mustards (+49%), extruded cakes (+48.3%), sugars (+39.8%) and canned mackerel (+38%) sign the strongest increase, unlike air fresheners (-8.8%). facial care (-10.7%), frozen pizzas (-11.3%), foie gras (-26.4%) and parapharmacy products and accessories (-66.6%).
Source: BFM TV
