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Smaller Carrefour markets within Paris and larger Carrefour superstores just outside of the city limits are sure to please the most ardent grocery store addict. While not the cheapest place to shop, Picard does offer an excellent selection of exclusively frozen goods (this is a good market if you have a freezer). You can get almost.
When it comes to the age-old struggle between eating in and eating out, Paris is no exception. Restaurants are top-notch, with prices to match. Cooking your own meals (if you’re lucky enough to have access to a kitchen) or even picnicking outside will save you loads of euros.
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However, tourists might find it difficult to navigate the many chains of supermarkets in Paris. Here are the names to know if you’re ready to visit a supermarché.
Franprix
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The chain with the most supermarkets in Paris, Franprix has at least one store in almost every neighborhood. Stores carry the brand “Leader Price,” one of the cheapest store brands available. Franprix offers decent produce, frozen selections and general grocery needs. Many locations are even open on Sundays and until 10 pm at night! This is by far the most popular supermarket choice.
Carrefour
The Walmart of France, Carrefour offers a huge variety of brand name and generic goods. Smaller Carrefour markets within Paris and larger Carrefour superstores just outside of the city limits are sure to please the most ardent grocery store addict.
Picard
While not the cheapest place to shop, Picard does offer an excellent selection of exclusively frozen goods (this is a good market if you have a freezer). You can get almost anything frozen for reasonable prices, considering the great quality. We recommend sampling the cupcakes…
Monoprix
Whenever anyone asks where to buy something, Monoprix is usually a good answer. Comparable to Target in the US, Monoprix also doubles as a great grocery store with inexpensive Monoprix brand products. Every arrondissement has at least one large Monoprix store in addition to smaller shops, called Daily Monop’, for a quick sandwich or can of beans.
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Additional tips
Other stores to look out for include G20 and Marché U. And while not always as cheap, bodegas and corner markets sell small selections of food at reasonable prices (and stay open late!).
Be warned that most grocery stores close before 9 or 10 PM and—apart from a handful of Franprix stores—are rarely open on Sunday. Store brands are consistently cheaper than name brands, though the quality is not remarkably different. Plus, brands such as Leader Price and Monoprix now offer organic goods, so even organic shoppers can find a deal!
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Facing the looming threat of ecommerce giant Amazon’s automated stores, French grocery chain Casino has opened its first cashier-free location in Paris.
The store, called “Le Casino 4,” is located near the Champs-Élysées and promises, according to a press release, to be “a place to eat, relax, and shop, where digital services enhance and simplify the day-to-day shopping experience.”
“The retail business is now innovation-centric, and this goes beyond mere technology,” said Jean-Charles Naouri, chair and CEO of the Casino Group, in a statement. “In the future, the gap between brick-and-mortar and digital stores will close. Physical and digital distribution channels will not only need to adapt to tastes and trends but also to anticipate them.”
Above: A shopper enters Le Casino 4.
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The opening comes as Amazon aggressively expands its own brick-and-mortar efforts through Amazon Go, cashierless stores that use sensors, artificial intelligence, and smartphones to streamline the shopping experience. Some reports have indicated that Amazon may try to open as many as 3,000 Amazon Go stores by 2021.
While there are none in France yet, Casino rival Monoprix has signed a deal to sell groceries through Amazon’s Prime loyalty program in Paris.
Meanwhile, Casino has unveiled its own vision for the future of retail.
The new store has three floors and offers 6,000 products. It’s open 24 hours, seven days a week. And it boasts a selection of organic products, a “smart wine and spirits cellar,” and sample dishes prepared by a chef. There is also a showroom for products from French ecommerce site Cdiscount and a free coworking space.
Outside the store, passersby will see an augmented reality digital display.
In addition to grabbing products onsite, shoppers have the option of ordering home delivery through a digital wall, where they can scan items and schedule delivery.
Above: The new store features image recognition technology and allows shoppers to buy with an App and pay online or at a self-service check-out.
Of course, the main activity is still selecting from among the 6,000 products in the store. Image recognition allows shoppers to make purchases by using the Casino App on their phone and scanning the app at a self-service checkout.
Above: A man holds his smartphone and a Casino App at a self-scanning terminal, which replaces a cashier inside “Le 4 Casino” in Paris.
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The company says Le Casino 4 is an experiment, and it plans to give the store at least six months before evaluating its reception.
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“This new concept embodies an entirely new mindset based on constant adaptation, with a view to more effectively anticipating and meeting consumer expectations while maintaining close, trusting relationships with the customers who shop at our banners,” Naouri said in his statement.