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Luxury stores in Paris vandalized by violent protestors

Saturdays are synonymous with demonstrations in Paris, and the Yellow Vests protests along the Champs Elysees have become regular occurrences over the past four months. But this weekend rioters took it up a notch beyond peaceful conglomerating, vandalising luxury stores which saw over 10,000 people participate. Luxury jeweller Bulgari saw its...

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French consumer confidence goes back to pre-yellow vest levels

French consumer confidence increased again in February, reaching its highest level (95 points) since November, when the “yellow vests” protests started in the country, causing over 1 billion euros in losses as many retailers were forced to close doors. That’s according to a new report by France’s National Statistics and Economic Studies Office...