Paris shops' sales halved as strikes bring chaos to the city
Five weeks into strikes crippling French transport, Emile Sebbag is agonizing over how to keep afloat his two Parisian clothing stores, deserted by shoppers as the backlash against France's pension reform drags on. The start of winter sales on Wednesday — traditionally a big event ...
'Yellow vest' protesters knock wind out of French business and economy, heaping pressure on Macron
Three weeks of "yellow vest" protests have hit the French economy hard with trade in retailers, hotel chains, high-street stores and restaurants falling significantly, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday. Speaking after a meeting with industry groups and business federations affected by the ...
The Printemps Ginza department store closed Saturday after 32 years of doing business in central Tokyo's famed Ginza shopping district with the expiration of its contract with its French licensee. Most of the building will be refurbished and reopen on March 15 as Marronnier Gate, ...
