BSE: What do households save on discount-offers in S / M?

More than 300 euros a year save consumers from offers and discounts in supermarkets, which resulted in a lower average price in most product categories, while in other cases, taxes have "preserved".

It is an badysis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on offers and promotions that companies have referred to to retain their market share, mitigate the decline in sales and attract

According to the survey, in sectors such as organized distribution, calls for tenders and promotions have been established as the main element of competition, while consumers have seen behavioral changes. As at least 6 in 10 consumers report being always looking for deals in their markets, nearly one in three consumers buys offers rather than brands while there is an increase of 9 points (from 42% in 2015 to 51% in 2017) of those who say they expect certain products to bid to buy them and do not buy them at a normal price, that is to say that they plan their purchases on the basis of offers. In addition, a particularly high percentage (63%) indicates that bids and rebates are the main reason for choosing the store

. The creation of the Code of Conduct complemented a previous ministry initiative in 2010 to create e-commerce. Consumer price index to search retail prices of products by category or by product, as well as to locate the product at the point of sale by geographical area or point of sale

Referring to the intervention of the State in the submission and discount system, the ESB argues that any administrative limitation of the ability of companies to compete for consumer preferences is damaging for everyone (State, companies, consumers) and that concerted and carefully designed actions are needed, against hasty legislative interventions that could possibly impress but distort and restrict competition

especially for electronic price surveillance, it should be noted that its creation in 2010 could contribute to providing consumers with complete, transparent and up-to-date information on from the European Commission. However, the observatory retains the term "test mode", while for most products, prices are not available