The French will be able to benefit from a national promotion on fuels during all the weekends of the summer, announced the sign Leclerc on June 28, 2023.
Good news for French holiday budgets! If this will again be strongly impacted by inflation and the general rise in prices, the weight of fuel will be a little lower than we might have feared. At least if you take advantage of the promotions announced by many brands on gasoline for the duration of the summer…
Since the start of the year, TotalEnergies has been offering a 10-cent discount on a liter of gasoline, but other players have decided to set up one-off operations. This is the case of Casino with reimbursement in the form of shopping vouchers and promotional tickets to be used in the brand’s supermarkets.
On June 28, 2023, another large retailer announced a discount: Leclerc. It will be valid this time all summer! Through the voice of its president, Michel-Edouard Leclerc, the group announced a new “fuel at cost” operation, already carried out over a few weekends this year.
A little boost valid from Friday to Sunday all summer long
Purchasing power: @Leclerc will offer “fuel at cost” operations every weekend (Friday / Saturday / Sunday) until mid-August in the 696 hypermarket service stations. And it starts this Friday the 30th! pic.twitter.com/CSz1R29vm5
— Michel-Edouard Leclerc (@Leclerc_MEL) June 28, 2023
This time, this operation will be repeated throughout the summer, enough to earn a few cents for each litre. We should not expect a spectacular gain, however, since fuel is already traditionally a loss leader for supermarkets, which do not make large margins from it.
Please note that not all Leclerc service stations will be affected. There is no question of taking advantage of this discount, for example, at Leclerc gas stations located on motorway service areas. Only the 696 service stations present near Leclerc supermarkets will be affected.
This still covers a good part of France, especially since the other condition is rather advantageous: fuel at cost price will be offered every weekend in the summer from Friday to Sunday. You can therefore fill up cheaper on Friday before hitting the road on Saturday like many French people. Finally, be aware that this offer will start on Friday, June 30, 2023.