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Hard-discount, the new choice of the French

  • Who are the customers of hard-discount chains?
  • What are their uses and habits?
  • How is the trend evolving?
  • And what is the perception of the French public as a whole (customers and non-customers alike)?

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Hard-discount 2023 report

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In 2022, discounters achieved sales growth of 12% in France*.

How do the French perceive and use hard-discount? Has hard-discounting become a permanent fixture in their habits? Has its image changed in the minds of consumers?

Episto conducted a survey of more than 800 hard-discount customers and non-customers to better analyze this trend:

  • 40% of French people visit a hard-discount chain at least once a month
  • 33% of hard-discount customers go there more often than before 2022
  • 81% of them buy national brands

Download the report to discover all the results of the study:

  • Profile of hard-discount customers (income level, location, etc.)
  • Usage and habits (product categories purchased, frequency of purchases, etc.)
  • Theevolution ofthis trend
  • Customers' and non-customers' perceptions of hard-discounting (product quality, store experience, price, etc.)

*Source: Xerfi

85% of hard-discount shoppers want to continue shopping there!

"This new survey approach offers infinite possibilities: all targets, even the most niche, become accessible – virtually instantaneously."
Jérémy, Episto CEO

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