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Lindt chocolates missing from major French supermarket this Christmas
The Swiss brand’s seasonal products will not be sold in Leclerc stores
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Long queues for opening of Shein store in Paris despite child sex doll row
World-first physical store for Chinese e-commerce giant embroiled in controversy
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French banks trial 'one-click button' to avoid passwords
e-commerce account can be created in less than a minute
2017 sales dates revealed
Legal dates for twice-a-year ' soldes ' announced.
Although sales seem to have become a semi-permanent feature in shops and online stores, the ‘legal’ sales dates for next year have been set at January 11- February 21 and June 28 - August 8.
Winter sales dates are a week earlier in Lorraine and the summer sales in Alpes-Maritimes and Pyrénées-Orientales start a week later for the tourist season.
| This article is by Bill Blevins of Blevins Franks financial advice group He also writes for the Sunday Times on overseas finance. He is co-author of the Blevins Franks guide to Living in France |
