Inflation: Michel-Edouard Leclerc shuns a meeting of large retailers in Bercy

Michel-Edouard Leclerc did not want to participate in a meeting of large retailers on Monday on inflation and "

" with ministers Bruno Le Maire and Olivia Grégoire, he explained, noting "

" and political communication around the "

" basket.

"

", launched on CNews the president of the strategic committee of the Leclerc centers, at the same time when, at the Ministry of the Economy, was to start a meeting with the large distribution to discuss distributors' anti-inflation measures.

Bercy must also unveil, at the end of the meeting, a new report from the General Inspectorate of Finance on the margins in the food industry, from farmers to consumers via the food industry.

Several brands have already announced price reductions, rendering de facto superfluous the government's plan for an "

" -- a plan that has come up against the government's inability to regulate too rigorously the price, for competitive reasons.

Without waiting for a government project, Système U had been the first brand to launch its own basket from the beginning of February.

This weekend, Carrefour, Intermarché and Monoprix followed suit.

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If Leclerc, the leading French distribution network, "

", its boss "

" and avoid "

" which "

”.

"

," said Michel-Edouard Leclerc, who does not want to "

".

However, "

," he assured, adding that he was going to speak to the minister "

" on the phone.