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Falling sales and rising costs strain trade

2022-06-29T17:39:11.813Z


Sales remain lower than in 2019 in textiles, catering, culture or beauty. Commerce has become accustomed to obstacle courses. The "yellow vests" had weakened it, the Covid and its administrative closures were a formidable ordeal. The post-health crisis recovery is in no way a convalescent cure… Their sales have not returned to their 2019 level: from January to May 2022, they were on average 5.4% below their level of before the health crisis. See also Cooperative commer


Commerce has become accustomed to obstacle courses.

The "yellow vests" had weakened it, the Covid and its administrative closures were a formidable ordeal.

The post-health crisis recovery is in no way a convalescent cure… Their sales have not returned to their 2019 level: from January to May 2022, they were on average 5.4% below their level of before the health crisis.

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Cooperative commerce in great shape

But some sectors are suffering more.

In textiles, the turnover of the member brands of the professional federation Procos is 12.5% ​​lower than in 2019. It is 6.6% in beauty, 7.1% in footwear and 20% in the restaurant business.

Distributors hesitate when it comes to pointing out the causes of this consumer desertion.

Consumers also buy more on the internet and less in stores

Emmanuel Le Roch, General Delegate of Procos

The ways of living and consuming have changed since the start of the health crisis

, notes Emmanuel Le Roch, general delegate of Procos.

In textiles, for example, they have been able to get into the habit of buying less, opting...

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Source: lefigaro

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