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French shops are often shut – but is that such a bad thing?

A recent trip back to the UK has Gillian Harvey wondering whether retailers in France should be doing more to prioritise customer convenience

500,000 shopkeepers in France launch anti-Amazon campaign

The online retail giant turns urban centres into ghost towns and destroys local jobs and the environment, the traders claim

Small shops in France call for summer sales to be delayed to July

Shops selling items classed as non-essential will reopen on May 19. Owners say summer sales scheduled to start on June 23 are too soon

Shops call for cancellation of Black Friday in France

Unions claim online retailers will profit unfairly from the November sales while independent shops are forced to close during confinement

French state to pay delivery fees for bookshops in lockdown

Supermarket chains are also stepping in to help small shops transition to digital sales, as resistance to Amazon and other large online retailers grows

French bookshops inspire support through lockdown closure

Politicians, academics and customers around the world are stepping in to defend France’s beloved independent bookshops as they close during confinement

Which shops can stay open during lockdown in France?

From today non-essential shops will close during confinement. We explain which ones can stay open

Why are French city centres attracting fewer visitors?

Experts say there are many factors at play - notably competition from large shops on city outskirts that have more parking spaces - which are leaving an increasing number of vacant commercial properties in city centres.

Covid-19 in France: The shops and brands still trading

A number of brands in France - including Nicolas, Interflora, and Castorama - are finding creative ways to continue serving customers in safety despite the government-ordered shutdown.

French town dumps parking meters to boost local shops

Old parking meters mysteriously dumped on roundabouts in central France have prompted some residents to complain of vandalism - but the act has now been revealed as the work of the local council.

French supermarket open stores without till staff

Supermarket giant Casino has quietly revolutionised shopping by opening around 200 of its stores with automatic tills and no checkout staff for large periods of the day.

French mayors call for €1 tax on online shop delivery

Mayors across France have called for a €1 tax on each parcel delivered to people’s doorsteps, with the money raised going to support local shops that are suffering due to the rise in online shopping.

List published of Carrefour stores at risk of closure

The list of over 250 Carrefour supermarkets threatened with closure has been published, with the regions of Occitanie, Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Provence-Côte d’Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes set to be most affected.

Shop closure

French shops are often shut – but is that such a bad thing?

500,000 shopkeepers in France launch anti-Amazon campaign

Small shops in France call for summer sales to be delayed to July

Amazon France may hold Black Friday in December

Influential French figures unite against Amazon

France: Bars and restaurants may not open before January 15

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