Paris’s struggling shops brace for muted sales season – ZAWYA

Paris’s struggling shops brace for muted sales season – ZAWYA

Paris's struggling shops brace for muted sales season | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeEconomyGlobalArticleParis's struggling shops brace for muted sales season Clothing chains and department stores across the world have been hit hard by closures during lockdowns    A customer, wearing a protective face mask, looks at bags with discount signs inside the department store Le Printemps Haussmann in Paris on the first day of summer sales following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, July 15, 2020. PARIS - Usually thronging as summer sales kick off, Paris' Printemps department store is among French retailers bracing for a fall in bargain hunters and revenues this year as the coronavirus outbreak keeps tourists away, further hammering the sector.Clothing chains and department stores across the world have been hit hard by closures during lockdowns. In France, retailers were already suffering after transport strikes in January.Pierre Pelarrey, who runs Printemps' flagship store in central Paris, a magnet for foreign shoppers, said business was likely to be half what it was this time last year.Clothing chains and department stores across the world have been hit hard by closures during lockdowns. In France, retailers were already suffering after transport strikes in January.PARIS - Usually