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Hard-discount: The new preference for French consumers

  • Who are the customers of hard-discount retailers?
  • What are their consumption patterns and habits?
  • How is the trend evolving?
  • And what is the perception among all French consumers (both customers and non-customers)?

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Hard-discount Report 2023

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In 2022, discounters' sales growth in France was 12%*.

What about French consumers' perception and usage? Has hard-discount become a lasting part of their habits? Has its image evolved in consumers' minds?

Episto conducted a study with over 800 respondents, comprising both hard-discount customers and non-customers, to better analyze this trend:

  • 40% of French consumers visit a hard-discount store at least once a month
  • 33% of hard-discount customers shop there more frequently than before 2022
  • 81% of them purchase national brands there

Download the report to discover all the study results:

  • The profile of hard-discount customers (income level, place of residence, etc.)
  • Their usage and habits (product categories purchased, purchase frequency, etc.)
  • The evolution of this trend
  • The perception of hard-discount by customers and non-customers (product quality, in-store experience, pricing, etc.)

*Source: Xerfi

85% of hard-discount store customers wish 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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