A French hypermarket chain (Auchan) has just launched a new version of online ordering for your groceroes - called Auchan Drive (one of those typical Franco-American concoctions) they do not deliver to your home, but order on line and collect without waiting more than 5 minutes from the store. They'll pack your groceries into your car boot for you, and they guarantee normal hypermarket prices.
Only available in the Lille region (59 Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) - see www.auchan.fr
A quick check on French petrol and diesel prices:-
Sans Plomb 95 (unleaded) €1.20 per litre (approx 86p)
Sans Plomb 98 (superunleaded) €1.245 per litre (approx 89p)
Gazole (diesel) €1 075 per litre (approx 77p)
Based on prices as at 11 September 2006, exchange rate £1=€1.40
These are hypermarket prices - you'll pay more on autoroutes and some city centre locations.
