Will the upturn be short-lived?
The resumption of retail activity has been very dynamic since the spring reopening, following the third administrative closure decreed since March 2020. In September, sales were still 1.3% above their pre-Covid level.
But 2022 is not shaping up so well.
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“Several elements are favorable to consumption,
concedes Laurence Paganini, president of Procos, federation, which brings together major brands.
Unemployment is lower than before the crisis and the French have accumulated a lot of savings.
But we are concerned that supply constraints may offset this good news
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Clouds are gathering for 2022
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In recent months, traders have been taking in the inflation of the price of freight transport.
The price of a container has increased fivefold, sometimes even tenfold.
No lull is expected in the short term, while transport represents 6% to 8% of the cost price of a
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