Department Stores & Market Halls in Paris
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Kure Bazaar makes French nail lacquer in fashion shades, adding a beauty product to this Paris department-store selection. Its polish is described as containing up to ninety percent natural ingredients, with the percentage qualified rather than universal. Galeries Lafayette stocks the label in Paris, providing a retail route for shoppers looking for its nail colours.
BHV is a Paris department store on rue de Rivoli, opposite the Hotel de Ville in the Marais. Its shopping departments bring fashion and goods for the home into the same building, with a DIY department in the basement. The business began in 1856, giving household repairs a place alongside clothing within its long-running retail mix.
Streetwear and sneaker department store opened in 2000 near Printemps Haussmann in Paris's 9th arrondissement, at 56 Rue de Caumartin. Owned by Groupe Printemps, it stocks 200-plus brands across multiple floors aimed at a teens-to-twenties customer base, with further Paris locations at Beaubourg, Champs-Elysees and Nation.
The Boulevard Haussmann monument — the 1912 stained-glass dome, seven luxury floors and Paris retail’s beating heart. The Haussmann flagship was inaugurated in October 1912 as Bader's 'luxury bazaar'; the dome rises 43 metres over the grand hall.
French clean nail lacquer — up-to-90-percent natural polish in fashion shades. Stocked at Galeries Lafayette in Paris.
The Left Bank’s cathedral of taste — the world’s first department store, 1852, now LVMH’s most curated address. Émile Zola's novel Au Bonheur des Dames was inspired by the store's story.
The world's first department store (opened 1852) — and still the most beautiful. Gustave Eiffel designed the iron structure. Designer fashion, beauty, jewelry, and home in an atmosphere of calm, Left Bank elegance. The Christmas decorations alone are worth a trip to Paris.
BHV's rooftop — Marais panorama, view of Paris's rooftops, and the cocktail bar above the department store. Le Perchoir Marais has permanently closed; the former BHV rooftop space now operates under a different name.
Paris's flower market on the Île de la Cité, operating since 1808. Covered pavilions overflow with orchids, roses, tropical plants, and gardening supplies.
Indoor market in the heart of Saint-Germain — fresh produce, fishmongers, butchers, and a coffee shop. The renovation in 2017 brought modern design to this historic market.
Covered market near Place de la République — French produce, quality food stands, communal counters, and an increasingly popular setting for a casual meal.
Boulevard Haussmann’s domed grande dame since 1865 — seven floors beneath the art-nouveau cupola. 1923 cupola was dismantled in 1939 to protect it from bombing, stored at Clichy, and restored in 1973 by the grandson of its original designer using family-workshop drawings.