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Shopping in Paris Department Stores
 The huge Parisian department stores with their Art Nouveau glass domes are considered to be amongst Europe's leading shopping centres with 120 million visitors each year. The most well-known are on the boulevard Haussmann, but there are also stores on the rue de Rivoli, on the Left Bank and at the Madeleine.
BUYING TIP: Twice a year there are major sales (les soldes) in July (and the beginning of August) and January (runs over into February). Regulated by the government, these official sales periods are the only times the shops are allowed to put previous store items on sale. Worth making an effort to be there!
What's more, La Samaritaine, Printemps, Galeries Lafayette and Le Bon Marché provide tourists with 10% discount cards, and these are valid in the sales as well.
In addition to the 10% discount, you can qualify for a tax refund (le détaxe) if you spend €175 in one day in one store. So, if you have a lot of different things to buy, you are definitely better off shopping in a department store where you can get a tax refund of 12%.
The Department Stores
19 Rue de la Monnaie, 1st Arrondissement.
Metro: Pont-Neuf, Louvre-Rivoli and Châtelet stations
RER: Châtelet / Les Halles station
Bus: bus lines 21, 24, 27, 38, 47, 58, 67, 69, 70, 74, 75, 76, 81, 85 and 96
Boat from "Batobus": Quai du Louvre stop (5 April to 2 November)
NOTE: This store is currently closed for long overdue safety upgrades and renovations, re-opening time uncertain...
Located between Les Halles and the Pont Neuf, this is a five-store complex which prides itself as the one where "on trouve tout". It owes its name to the hydraulic pump installed near the Pont-Neuf which operated from 1609 to 1813. On the front of the pump was a gilded bas relief showing the good Samaritan talking to Christ at Jacob's well. The store now occupies four buildings, and the café on the roof of store number two offers a 360 degree view of Paris.
22, rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone on line 10 and 12
Parking Square de Boucicault (facing the Bon Marché)
Tel: 33 (0)1 44 39 80 00 Fax: 33 (0)1 44 39 80 50
Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9.30am to 7.00pm, on Thursdays from 10.00am to 9.00pm and on Saturdays from 9.30am to 8.00pm.
The only high-end department store on the Left Bank (7th arrondissement). Home decoration and fashion. Has adjoining food halls and a roof garden.
40, bd Haussmann 75009 PARIS
Metro: Chausee d'Antin, La Fayette lines 7, 9
Tel: 01.42.82.34.56 Fax: 01.42.82.80.27
Open 9:30am - 7:30pm Monday to Saturday
Perhaps the most famous and most spectacular of Parisian department stores. Carries prestigious designer labels such as Armani and Chanel, as well as brand name and private label merchandise. Now that La Samaritaine is closed, the best Paris department store view is from the rooftop cafe at Galeries Lafayette.
23 boulevard de la Madeleine 75001 Paris
Metro: La Madeleine on lines 8, 12 and 14
Parking: Vinci La Madeleine - Place de la Madeleine entrance
Tel: 01.53.45.00.00 Fax: 01.42.61.08.05
Open 10:00am - 7:00pm Monday to Saturday
High class shop 5000 m² for MEN only - exclusive brands. Duty free purchases with immediate tax discount of 15% with immediate reimbursement.
Printemps Haussmann 64, boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris
Metro: Havre Caumartin
RER A : Auber RER E : Haussmann St-Lazare
Bus : 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 42, 43, 53, 66, 68, 80, 81, 94, 95
Tel: 01.42.82.57.87
Opens Monday to Saturday from 9:35 a.m. to 7 p.m. Night opening on Thursdays to 10 p.m.
Three buildings, comprising one department store, dedicated to French chic and fashion, operating since 1865. Younger styles. Has the largest Beauty department in the world : 43 000 sq.ft.!
52/64, rue de Rivoli 75004 Paris
Metro: Hôtel de Ville on line 1
Parking Lobau near-by
Tel: 01.42.74.90.00 Fax: 01.42.74.96.79
Open Mondays to Fridays 9.30am to 7pm (10pm on Wenesdays)
Specialises in houseware and hardware, known more for practical commodities such as furnishings, do-it-yourself supplies, lighting and auto parts, though they do stock a decent selection of clothing and accessories. Check out the Basement.
C & A (French site)
Boulevard Haussmann 49 75009 PARIS
Tel: 01.53.30.89.33 Fax: 01.42.66.17.95
Also rue de Rivoli 126, Montparnasse and La Defense.
Opening hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30am to 8.00pm. Thursdays from 9.30am to 9.00pm. Saturdays from 9.30am to 7.30pm
FRANCK & FILS
80, rue de Passy - 75016 Paris. Phone : 01-44-14-38-00
Metro:
La Muette
Open from Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 7.00pm.
Women’s specialty store. On the ground floor, the reception staff will take charge of the dispatch of your goods in France and abroad.
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