SALES. The 2022 summer sales start this Wednesday and will last four weeks. Find the best promotions of the participants in the event in our dedicated live.
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The 2022 summer sales started this Wednesday, June 22 and will continue until Tuesday, July 19. However, these dates are subject to change depending on your location. Scroll down our dedicated article a little more to find all the promotions available, as well as our selections of the best offers at bargain prices throughout the duration of these summer sales!
Several official retailers are taking part in the event, including Fnac, Darty, Boulanger and Amazon, and some are also offering promo codes available for a very limited time!
Please note that the prices displayed can quickly change depending on the news and the stocks available during the 2022 summer sales period.
Several merchant sites are in the habit of revealing promo codes during the summer sales. We’ll be sure to update our article with the best codes to use to get great deals during the 2022 sales!
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07:15 – Where to find the best promotions during sales?
The summer sales are likely to take place at several specialist retailers. In order to prepare for offers, and not miss those that interest you, you need to identify which sites are likely to concern you. Are you looking for a laptop? Look at Boulanger, Fnac and CDiscount. A new fridge? Darty and Boulanger can certainly help you. Other more general sites like Rakuten can also offer flash sales on a large number of products.
07:00 – Summer sales start today
Only a few minutes left before the launch of the 2022 summer sales. The event once again promises many promotions on all kinds of varied products. You will certainly have to look at well-known major brands such as Fnac, Boulanger or CDiscount to find good deals! We will also be sure to share the best offers available during the sales period.
The date of the 2022 summer sales is set from Wednesday June 22 until Tuesday July 19. The various offers proposed will thus be spread over four weeks with several markdowns proposed by the brands participating in the event.
These dates concern the majority of the departments of the country, but not all! Indeed, it is customary for the overseas departments, as well as the Moselle, to have staggered dates for their sales periods. Find all the dates a little further down in this article.
The dates of the sales are the same for the vast majority of departments, but some exceptions are nevertheless noted, in connection with historical traditions or tourist imperatives. If the dates of the sales in Paris and in almost the entire country are those mentioned above, derogatory dates are thus applied for certain departments and regions.
| Department / region | Provisional start date of the 2022 summer sales | Estimated end date of winter sales 2022 |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges | Wednesday, June 22 | Tuesday July 19 |
| Alpes-Maritimes and Pyrénées-Orientales | Wednesday July 6 | Tuesday August 2 |
| Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse | Wednesday July 13 | Tuesday August 9 |
| Guadeloupe | Saturday September 24 | Friday October 21 |
| Guyana | Thursday, October 6 | Wednesday November 2 |
| Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin | Saturday October 8 | Friday, November 4 |
| The meeting | Saturday September 3 | Friday September 30 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Wednesday July 20 | Tuesday August 10 |
The dates of the sales are now spread over four weeks instead of six previously. This shortened duration has been in effect since the 2020 winter sales and is the result of the Pacte Law. This duration applies, derogation of dates or not, to all French departments. The dates relating to the sales periods are set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy, for a period ranging from 3 to 6 weeks.
Each sales period has its own rules to set its dates. Thus, the winter sales generally take place from the second Wednesday of January. The summer sales are held on the last Wednesday of June.
If the dates of the sales are imposed on merchants by the legislation in force, the latter are free to choose the dates from which they carry out greater discounts. Each sign therefore decides on the date of the 2nd markdown, some choose to make a 3rd. In general, stores display new discounts from the second week of the sales, and a final markdown during the 3rd week of the promotions.
The 2022 summer sales should be no exception to this rule. Thus, we should see a second markdown from the week of June 29, in particular at Fnac and Darty, which offered new promotional offers.
What are the sales at Fnac?
The Fnac-Darty group is a major player in the summer sales. Both sites take part in the event. Fnac is used to offering all kinds of promotions during the sales, with an emphasis on smartphones, connected watches and gaming. However, you can find many other products with crossed out prices, and we will not fail to process the best offers offered by the site. Fnac’s official page for the summer sales is also available.
What are the sales at Boulanger?
The Boulanger site is used to participating in sales. The latter specializes in several areas, but it mainly includes laptops and household appliances. You will therefore have to look at Boulanger if you are looking to acquire a new PC or a fridge on sale! The official sales page at Boulanger is online, and already includes many offers.
What sales are available at CDiscount?
CDiscount is used to offering big promotions throughout the year. The site also participates in sales periods by offering attractive discounts on several products. We can find smartphones and other tech items on sale there. CDiscount is also used to offering promo codes during big events such as sales.
Does Amazon participate in the summer sales?
Although the giant Amazon is rather recognized for its participation in Black Friday, the latter is also very visible during the sales. The site offers many flash sales on a whole bunch of very specific departments. The latest winter sales at Amazon made it possible in particular to benefit from attractive discounts on various gaming, health and computer departments. The summer sales offers are also numerous, and we will not fail to share with you the best tips from Amazon for the event.
It is not uncommon to come across false crossed out prices during the sales. Some brands do not hesitate to display a base price much higher than that which was available before the event. To counter this kind of practice, a new European directive was voted and implemented on May 28, 2022. Called “Omnibus”, the latter makes it possible to toughen the sanctions taken against sites that abuse false promotions, and in particular during the sales period.
If you have any doubts about a promotion during the sales, it is always possible to check the opinions and comments of the site in question before making the purchase. Also feel free to use price comparators like Idealo which will allow you to analyze the different price reductions of your product.
What is the difference between sales and private sales?
You’ve probably come across “Private Sales” signs on your way lately. And for good reason: these operations often take place in the weeks preceding the national sales. Unlike seasonal sales, private sales tend to cater to an already loyal customer base. Big advantage: private sales also make it possible to acquire articles from the new collection on sale (when the sales aim to sell off stocks from previous collections). The retailer still largely finds his account in private sales because they can allow him to acquire new member customers (who will have taken out a loyalty card or subscribed to the store’s newsletter to be able to benefit from private sales).