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Galeries Lafayette store group could face 1 billion dollar loss

Galeries Lafayette, arguably France’s most famous high-end department store, could face a 1 billion dollar loss as it struggles in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. “It is very hard. We reopened the Champs Elysees store on May 11 but we have to face the fact that a lot of customers are missing,” Galeries Lafayette Chief Executive Nicolas...

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In pictures: Hugo Boss opens revamped Champs-Élysées flagship

Hugo Boss has unveiled its newly-refurbished store on the Champs-Élysées in Paris - its largest flagship worldwide. The 1,200-square-metre store features the complete Boss collections for men and women, including special services such as Boss Made to Measure and Boss Made for Me, which for the first time has its entire collection of products...

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In pictures: Galeries Lafayette to open new Champs-Elysées flagship this week

Iconic department store Galeries Lafayette is bound to start a new chapter this Thursday, when it moves to the building formerly occupied by Virgin Megastore on Paris’ most famous avenue, Champs-Elysées. The company expects the new flagship to attract an average of 300,000 daily visitors, considering about 300,000 people walk on the avenue on...

Retail

Paris luxury shops to open on Sunday

Tourists flocking to the French capital will now be able shop at luxury shops that line the Champs Elysees and the Place Vendome on Sundays as a key government reform comes into effect. An agreement between luxury shops and employee unions on Sunday hours has come into force, said Sylvie Zawadzki, who heads up tax and social issues at the French...

Design

Luxury brand Longchamp heads to Paris' Champs-Elysees

French designer firm Longchamp is opening its biggest European store onParis' high-end shopping street, the Champs-Elysees, revealed the firm on Tuesday. The brand, which makes women's handbags, shoes and travel bags, reported sales of 462 million euros (376 million pounds) last year, and aims to top 500 million this year thanks to the new...