https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The famous Tati brand name will soon only be displayed from one store - Barbès in Paris - as the owners plan to close 13 shops around France and repurpose dozens of others. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190716/tati-owners-to-close-all-french-stores-except-one Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:40:16 +0200 tati-owners-to-close-all-french-stores-except-one The sprawling French supermarkets, with their huge selections of fresh fruit and veg and well-stocked wine aisles, have been delighting visitors and locals alike for decades - but are their days numbered? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190521/is-the-french-hypermarch-on-its-last-legs Tue, 21 May 2019 23:44:06 +0200 is-the-french-hypermarch-on-its-last-legs France's finance ministry has vowed to investigate after angry female consumers launched an online petition to protest against the difference in prices between identical products targeted towards men and women, a phenomenon dubbed the "pink" or "woman" tax. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141103/french-petition-protests-invisible-womens-tax Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:20:00 +0100 french-petition-protests-invisible-womens-tax France’s top financial watchdog has called for cuts of up to 20 percent in the fees charged in certain professions including taxi-drivers, pharmacists and bailiffs because customers are being stung by inflated bills. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140715/french-watchdog-calls-from-fee-cuts Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:36:00 +0200 french-watchdog-calls-from-fee-cuts If you figured the French have to be the biggest consumers of red wine in the world, then guess again. A new study put the French in second place, behind a new leading vin rouge guzzler that might surprise you. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140129/frances-slips-to-second-in-world-red-wine-rankings Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:20:00 +0100 frances-slips-to-second-in-world-red-wine-rankings The French government wants to adopt American-style "class action" lawsuits, designed to give consumers “effective weapons against fraudulent companies”. The reform will be proposed at a cabinet meeting on May 2nd. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130411/france-to-consider-us-style-class-action-suits Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:25:00 +0200 france-to-consider-us-style-class-action-suits Checking the bill for the weekly shopping, or fingering through credit card receipts from the night before is never good for you, but a new French report is expected to warn that the print-outs actually pose a potentially serious health risk. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130408/shopping-receipts-could-pose-health-risk-study Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:50:00 +0200 shopping-receipts-could-pose-health-risk-study