The Local France

France's legendary Ritz hotel breaks record in furniture auction

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 10:31:19 +0200

Luxury furniture auctioned off by the legendary Ritz hotel in Paris sold for 7.3 million euros, a world record in the industry, auction house Artcurial said Saturday.

Crillon 'palace' hotel auctions luxury items

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:38:00 +0100

Five-star Paris hotel Le Crillon is auctioning off 3,500 items from its world-famous collection of furnishings as it closes for temporary restoration work.

Ikea 'spied' on angry clients in France

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:53:00 +0100

Furniture giant Ikea has been accused of spying on dissatisfied clients in France, following allegations that the Swedish company snooped on its French staff. Police have carried out a search at Ikea's French head office.