-
Best value 2026 Michelin French restaurants: Are there any near you?
Four regions did especially well on this year’s Bib Gourmand restaurant list
-
Western France placed on heightened river flooding alert
Three rivers face increased warnings as more rain set to fall in coming days
-
France launches fertility plan as birth rate falls below deaths
Government plans to send a letter to all 29-year-olds
Sunday opening at Galleries
Workers at Galleries Lafayette’s flagship Paris store have started working on Sundays under new rules for ‘international tourist zones’.
Shops in the 18 zones may open on Sundays, with volunteers getting extra pay or days off. In all, 92% of staff volunteered to work up to eight Sundays in 2017 and the store will now open every Sunday. Printemps will follow suit in coming months.
It comes as the CFDT union organised walk-outs in protest at Carrefour’s plan to open most of its large stores on Sunday mornings. Food stores may open until 13.00 but the union is opposed to the “trivialisation of Sunday working”.
Leclerc says it will not follow suit, out of respect for Sunday as a day for family and friends, and because it thinks there is not enough demand, considering the high costs.
