Summer sales are extended

Summer sales started on Wednesday 28 June and generally last 4 weeks in most metropolitan departments, except in Corsica. The original July 25 end date has been postponed by one week to July 1^er August included, and shopkeepers who wish to do so will be able to open on Sunday 9 July. These support measures are aimed at traders affected by the damage.

Infographie - 2023 Summer Sale Dates

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Summer sales will take place from Wednesday, June 28, 2023 to Tuesday, July 25, 2023 inclusive for the majority of metropolitan departments except:

• Corsica (2A and 2B): 12 July to 8 August

Specific dates apply in certain overseas departments, including:

• Guadeloupe (971): from 30 September to 28 October
• Martinique (972): from 5 October to 1 November
• Meeting (974): 2 September to 29 September
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (975): 19 July to 15 August
• Saint-Barthélémy (977): from 14 October to 10 November
• Saint Martin (978): from 14 October to 10 November

Products sold

The products sold must have been offered for sale and paid for at least one month before the beginning of the sales. It shall be prohibited to make a supply specially intended for sales a few days before the start date of the commercial operation, without the products having been offered for sale beforehand.

In the store, the distinction between sold and unsold items must be clearly visible to consumers: precise labeling, separate location in the store, in particular.

Price

The seller must clearly indicate the discounts offered in relation to an actual reference price. It is thus forbidden to increase the price of a product before the sales period, in order to make it appear as if a promotional offer is larger than it really is.

The trader must be able to justify reference prices for the products sold: either the lowest price actually charged before the start of the promotion, or the price recommended by the supplier or the head-end...

Furthermore, it is prohibited not to make the price reductions displayed in the shop window, a practice described as misleading advertising.

Sale Advertising

Under penalty of a fine of 1 500 €, any advertisement relating to a sale transaction must mention:

• the start date of the operation;
• the nature of the goods sold, if all the products of the establishment are not concerned by removal from storage.