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Paris department store La Samaritaine closes due to protesters

Dozens of trade union members and disgruntled employees protested Thursday at the ultra-luxury La Samaritaine shopping store in the heart of Paris, causing managers to shut its doors. Owned by the French LVMH luxury giant, La Samaritaine re-opened in June last year after a 750-million-euro (800-million-dollar) facelift and renovation carried out...

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LVMH's Parisian department store La Samaritaine to reopen after 16 years

Parisian department store La Samaritaine is reportedly set to reopen its doors next month for the first time in 16 years. Luxury French group LVMH, which has been a majority shareholder in the iconic shopping destination since 2001, closed the building in 2005 for security reasons and has since invested 750 million euros in its revamp. Between...