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Attac protests LVMH's La Samaritaine store

Attac, a social justice organization, has engaged in protests against LVMH’s newly relaunched La Samaritaine department store in Paris. The organization is out to protest the growing inequality in Paris that was heightened by COVID-19 lockdowns. Attac unfurled a giant over over the headquarters of LVMH’s headquarters and sprayed black paint on...

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LVMH's Parisian department store La Samaritaine to reopen after 16 years

Parisian department store La Samaritaine is reportedly set to reopen its doors next month for the first time in 16 years. Luxury French group LVMH, which has been a majority shareholder in the iconic shopping destination since 2001, closed the building in 2005 for security reasons and has since invested 750 million euros in its revamp. Between...