The Local France 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 French advertisers have fun at Hollande's expense As French President François Hollande wades through the fallout of revelations he has been having an affair with an actress, companies are looking to drum up business by having a laugh at his expense. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140121/french-advertisers-laugh-at-hollande-expense Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:25:00 +0100 french-advertisers-laugh-at-hollande-expense Court orders liquidation of French Virgin stores A French court officially ordered the liquidation of entertainment retailer Virgin on Monday. The company has 26 stores in the country, employs 960 staff and has been in receivership since January. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130617/french-court-orders-liquidation-of-virgin Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:08:00 +0200 french-court-orders-liquidation-of-virgin French Virgin stores bust as world goes digital Entertainment retailer Virgin, which employs 1,000 workers in France, is to declare itself insolvent, a management spokesman said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130104/french-virgin-record-shops-bust-as-world-goes-digital Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:26:00 +0100 french-virgin-record-shops-bust-as-world-goes-digital