The Local France

Minister wants to soften Sunday shopping ban

Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:56:00 +0200

The minister in charge of France's economy said on Wednesday most shops should be allowed to open a certain number of Sundays per year, but stopped short of urging an end to the French Sunday trading ban.

French luxury shops face curfew

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0200

Luxury shops in Paris will soon have to switch off their lights at night to save electricity. The French government is introducing new measures to cut energy consumption.

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.

Champs-Elysées fails to shine in global survey

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:00 +0100

A ranking of the top 30 shopping streets in the world has placed Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysées in 16th place, blaming unfriendly sales assistants for the disappointing position.