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25 Grand Frais stores to open in France as American investors prepare to purchase chain
Expansion would mean 3,000 new jobs
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France’s end-of-year tips: how much to give firefighters, cleaners, and waste collectors
Informal tips known as ‘étrennes’ are widespread practice
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‘A legend of the century’, ‘incredibly French’: tributes paid to Brigitte Bardot
The former actress and animal rights activist died on December 28 at the age of 91
Hero’s welcome for last solo sailor home
Crowds lined the quay in Sables d’Olonne to cheer Sébastien Destremau as he trailed winner Armel Le Cléac’h by 50 days to finish last in the Vendée Globe after 124 days at sea.
Saying he was one of just 88 to have finished the race since it started in 1990, Destremau added: “So, I was last, so what!”
