What ClimRadar's readings have seen, dated and quantified: restocks, disappearances, retailer operations. Each dispatch locks its figures at publication and cites its sources.
In two interviews with Numerama, Optimea — which imports Midea air conditioners into France — describes logistics that are running but with pallets sold out within hours, and reveals its schedule: trickle arrivals through to the end of July, then a massive volume expected in mid-September. Our 8 July readings tell the same story.
Amid high tension in the mobile air conditioner market, Lidl France announces a massive restocking of its supermarkets at low prices. ClimRadar does not monitor this retailer: here is what can be verified, what cannot, and who this type of device is suited for.
The June heatwave has subsided, but Météo-France is already forecasting a temperature rise from the end of the week. On the retail side, the 2 July evening readings are unambiguous: almost nothing is left in split mobiles.