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!

Great stuff, good value, just don't expect them to give you VAT back as they always had an excuse…read morewhy they can't.

At La Piscine , you'll find a full store of high end Italian fashion at discounted prices…read more Even though some items remain pricey, really good deals can to be found too. Quality and best looks always.New arrivals on a constant basis. In this wonderful Abbesses neighborhood, one very rare clothing store worth mentionning . I enjoy thoroughly what I got there.

Underwhelming. The selection of shops was not great. Pretty venue but bit worth the hype.read more

The reviews made this sound a lot larger than it was. There weren't many shops and half weren't…read moreopen when we went. It's a pretty building but it's not quite like the descriptions.

I was searching for a place that has pocket squares since I forgot to buy one in the States for our…read moreengagement photo shoot in Paris. It was a pretty specific item that I was looking for, and was glad to have found some at this store. The lady was somewhat helpful as I was debating over designs and colors. She tried to help me with the way that it should be put in the pocket but for some reason it just didn't look right to me. I did pass by another store that had a mannequin showing a simple folded square peaking up that ended up with the way I did it. I did get slightly off track as I saw that they also sold Prada shoes and other name brand items at a discounted price - which makes it my kind of store. They have men and women's fashion here with an abundance of clothes, purses, shoes, and other accessories. I am not sure what the prices should be that one pays for a men's pocket square, but it was 35 Euros. It felt like the right added touch for our photos! If I lived out in Paris I could see myself stopping in here quite a bit.

From the owner: La Piscine - Outlet Store - Stock de grandes marques Femme -…read moreHomme - Enfant Dans vos boutiques La Piscine, retrouvez toute l'année les plus grandes marques de prêt-à-porter et les meilleurs créateurs internationaux à prix réduit ! Pour une séance shopping réussie, venez plonger au cœur des marques dans l'une de nos boutiques. -- La Piscine - Outlet Store - High End Brands Women - Men - Kids Come and find the highest brands and best creators, all over the year at small prices, in your shops La Piscine.

From the owner: Des griffes à prix remis La gigantesque halle en bord de Seine accueille 70 magasins dans lesquels…read moreplus de 160 marques proposent toute l'année leurs surplus de stocks ou fins de séries. Elles s'engagent à un écart d'au moins 30 % par rapport au prix initialement pratiqués dans leurs circuits de distribution traditionnels. Certaines remises peuvent atteindre 70%, surtout pendant les soldes.

From the owner: La Piscine - Outlet Store - Stock de grandes marques Femme -…read moreHomme - Enfant Dans vos boutiques La Piscine, retrouvez toute l'année les plus grandes marques de prêt-à-porter et les meilleurs créateurs internationaux à prix réduit ! Pour une séance shopping réussie, venez plonger au cœur des marques dans l'une de nos boutiques. -- La Piscine - Outlet Store - High End Brands Women - Men - Kids Come and find the highest brands and best creators, all over the year at small prices, in your shops La Piscine.

Delicious Pad Thai. Very pleasant staff. My daughter ate chicken fried rice and loved it. Highly…read morerecommended

Starbucks inside. Watch out for all the Asian tourists who seem mannerless. The tourist tax office…read moreis a nightmare with the bus loads of asian tourists buying suitcase loads of stuff. Takes forever. I couldn't even get my tax refund done because they were jumping cue. The department store and staff were nice though.

Found it! This is NOT the Longchamp store. It's a section of Longchamp stuff inside of the BHV…read moredepartment store. For you American's out there, BHV is like a Macys, Nordstroms or Bloomingdales. It's pretty crowded and tourist-friendly since you can get your tax back (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Shopping/Paris_VAT.shtml). I guess that makes sense if you plan on spending a lot.