Sales staff feel the blues at Paris's luxury boutiques: 'Before, we made the customer wait; now, we are the ones waiting for them all day'
Lounges and stands at La Samaritaine, Paris, March 19, 2022. JOLYOT M/ANDIA.FR One staff member discreetly scrolls through their phone, then straightens up to offer a formal "Bonjour Madame." Another, feather duster in hand, sweeps dust off handbags. Since the start of July, when the LVMH-owned department store La Samaritaine launched the "second markdown" of the summer sales, the store's staff have been looking for ways to pass the time.
- ▪Lounges and stands at La Samaritaine, Paris, March 19, 2022.
- ▪JOLYOT M/ANDIA.FR One staff member discreetly scrolls through their phone, then straightens up to offer a formal "Bonjour Madame." Another, feather duster in hand, sweeps dust off handbags.
- ▪Since the start of July, when the LVMH-owned department store La Samaritaine launched the "second markdown" of the summer sales, the store's staff have been looking for ways to pass the time.
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Lounges and stands at La Samaritaine, Paris, March 19, 2022. JOLYOT M/ANDIA.FR One staff member discreetly scrolls through their phone, then straightens up to offer a formal "Bonjour Madame." Another, feather duster in hand, sweeps dust off handbags. Others whisper quietly among themselves. Since the start of July, when the LVMH-owned department store La Samaritaine launched the "second markdown" of the summer sales, the store's staff have been looking for ways to pass the time. All 20,000 square meters of the store, which was inaugurated in June 2021 after an investment of €700 million, remain deserted. The tourists for whom this luxurious concept was designed are nowhere to be seen.
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