Where do i begin? The employees at this establishment are decent and kind unlike their security…read morestaff counterparts who are incompetent and in my experience plain evil. I have experienced persecution and aggressive behavior from their security on multiple occasions; i have decided that enough is enough. On one occasion the security guard waited until i was already in the sidewalk and ripped/dragged my cart out of my hands; in addition my arms were full with 2 large shopping bags. He couldn't care less that i might have dropped everything. He then proceeded to put his hands in one of my bags and take out a tea container to "scan" it. I could not believe his entitlement. I suppose it bothers them to see people with an abundance of groceries. I spend at least a thousand euros a month there out of convenience; unfortunately the treatment from their security is despicable. Not to mention there are various "check points" in the store and "mazes" of clothes, toys, home articles etc, before you can finally exit the store. There is also a detector and security cameras even by the tea isles, and store employees attending the self checkout. My question is : what are these security guards even doing there? They accuse, harass and aggress as they please. It is not a pleasant experience for the consumer, let alone for a woman, on the contrary. It is an experience full of unnecessary anxiety and injustice. If i could report them to a higher court trust me i would; to that height is the level of unpleasantness i have experienced from doing my groceries there. If you have a choice of going somewhere else, my suggestion is you do so. Especially if you are planning on doing a large shopping spree. I suppose they do not mind losing loyal customers. And yes i am a woman; and i have been by myself in each incident.

This was my local grocery store for a couple of months that I lived in this area. It was walkable…read moreto my home and super close to the line 10 metro. The bonus here is if you spend over 50 Euro on the food they will deliver it free to your residence. I was able to get everything I needed here for the most part. I appreciate that convenience of Monoprix, that you can do some light clothing and accessory shopping as well as food. If you have a car, they have a parking garage attached underneath the store. I believe parking is free for the first hour or so. I also got a rewards card, since in Paris Monoprix is a chain and was happy to see that I scored some extra discounts on my shopping.

My husband and I were talking to our good friend who's been living in Paris for the last five…read moreyears, and she told us e-commerce is less dominant there because people seem to prefer shopping in physical stores. While malls die all over America, retail still thrives in Paris. Exhibit A: Galeries Lafayette Haussmann. I've been to this department store a number of times over the years, and I both enjoy it and fear how completely it can suck up precious vacation hours. It's a fantastic place to shop, with a ton of well curated inventory spread out across multiple floors in multiple buildings. The main building features that beautiful domed ceiling, which manages to catch me by surprise every time I walk in. I haven't had the opportunity to shop for my own clothes here in a long time, but I've gotten some really great stuff on the children's floor, and discovered the souvenir section on my last visit, where I picked up some cool Paris Metro toy trains and magnets. We did somehow get stuck at Galeries Lafayette for over two hours and ended up skipping Notre-Dame, which might have been a better place to spend our last afternoon in Paris. But it was sale season, and my kids look super cute in their heavily discounted Petit Bateau. Galeries Lafayette is busy and sometimes overwhelming, but it's a wonderful department store. I wish we had something like it back home. I'd much rather shop there than fall for targeted ads on Instagram.

A wonderful French department store in the heart of the city. We came here with the kids on our…read morefirst day of our international trip with kids. It was perfect since Paris had record high temperatures and we could relax and lounge nearby here. The kids loved FAO Swartz and all the live demos, especially seeing the stuffies where we ended up caving and buying a few. Overall, this was a beautiful spot!

The most thoughtful and beautiful curated department store. It's truly a slice of heaven on earth…read more The experience at Le Bon Marché will be hard to top. I fell in love at every turn from the moment we stepped through the door. I picked up gifts for myself, my nephew, and a friend at work. There's an officine universelle buly inside which is so convenient if you're not up for the long queues. So many exceptional offerings here. It was the most pleasant and calm shopping experience I've had in a very long time. If you're looking for the most top notch shopping look no further, you'll find the most special items here.

Le Bon Marche is widely regarded as the world's first modern department store. It means "The Good…read moreDeal". They first introduced the idea of a place with fixed prices and no haggling, which was an intense concept for folks in the 1800s. Pass forward to modern days, I'm not sure if it's still a good deal, because now it is a department store of luxury goods. They have designer fashion, accessories and beauty, home and design and an epic food hall. I'm not into the shopping but I was here to admire the architecture since there was parts of their glass and ironwork done by Gustave Eiffel. Not a must visit, but interesting place to browse if you have some extra time.

Great little shopping mall. Unique little stores. Only drawback was Monoprix supermarket is below…read moreand their fish market makes a small part of the mall smell.

Beaugrenelle is a pretty cool shopping center. It doesn't have designer stores like Galeries…read moreLafayette Haussman, but it has essentials like Adidas, Mango, Zara, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Uniqlo, Lacoste & Sandro. Beaugrenelle also has 10-rooms, 1,930-seats state-of the art movie theater. You can also charge your cell phone at one of the complimentary phone-charger lockers inside the center. Hours of Operation: Stores: Mon-Sat 10 am-8:30 pm. Sun 11 am-7 pm. Restaurants: Mon-Sat 10 am-midnight. Sun 11 am-midnight. Cinemas: Mon-Sun 9:30 am-midnight. EU non-residents can take advantage of the 12% tax refund by showing your passport and receipts to the tax refund desk.

This is a fun place even if you do not get something There…read moreare so many stores and floors are different for each kind thing / person

Picture what Best Buy is in the United States and improve it's look by giving it a more modern,…read moresleek decor and a better staff and you can pretty much picture la Fnac. It's part of a nation-wide chain of stores where books, music and electronics are sold. No appliances though, just cameras, computers, printers and various other peripherals. In the case of this specific location, the space is clean, well maintained and rather popular. It is very well organized and they offer an incredible selection of all things to read, listen to and of computers and televisions. The staff is very knowledge and parking is easy to find on the street or in the giant parking lot under the mall in which this Fnac is a part of. I've been here on what seems to like a hundred occasions, mostly to buy presents but also to entertain myself and keep up with new releases. I very much like this store and would recommend it to anyone looking for presents or something to read or a CD. Also present in the store is a photo development service, a ticketing office for concerts and shows and a repair center in case your iPod shit the bed. The only downside to this place is that during busy hours, you might have to wait a while in one of the ten or so checkout lines. The best part about the Fnac stores is their layout and atmosphere, allowing one to peruse through the various sections, crack a book open, sit on the floor and read some of it, or listen to samples from various artists in another section. It's very casual like that and welcoming and that is something that I love abou tit.

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