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When and why are many French supermarkets phasing out shopper loyalty cards?
They have issued advice on how to avoid losing your points
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Vegetable base for new fake leather invented by French scientist
No plastics used in innovative new product, called Phyli
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What are the dates of France’s January 2025 sales?
The sales period is highly regulated although some departments will hold them earlier to compete with shops in neighbouring countries
New shops for Champs-Elysées
Department store Galéries Lafayette will open a new ‘shop window’ on the Champs-Elysées in early 2019 as more shops move in to lure visitors from nearby Rue du Faubourg St Honoré.
At No52, it has Tiffany’s next door and Nike across at No79 in its largest store in Europe. This will include a basketball court but the So Sofitel hotel at No150 will have a 25m rooftop pool, with a view on the Arc de Triomphe. Lord Foster is designing Apple’s €50million shop at No114.