Riviera Times - The English language newspaper for the French - Italian Riviera and the Principality of Monaco
Riviera Times - The English language newspaper for the French - Italian Riviera and the Principality of Monaco
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Calling shopaholics and bargain-huntersIt’s time to hit the salesThroughout the Alpes-Maritimes, stores will slash their prices for the summer sales from 2nd July to 12th August. Sales in the Var will also begin today, running until 6th August. Visitors from abroad may be surprised that it is the préfets of each departement who set the sales dates in France, in comparison to individual stores in other countries. The Minister of the Economy, Christine Lagarde, gave the préfets a choice of 15th June or 2nd July as the starting date for the summer sales, and it seems the Alpes-Maritimes wanted to keep its shopaholics in anticipation until the later date. 2008 is the last year of nationwide sales as we know them. From next year, shops will also be allowed to select an extra two weeks to hold their own sales, in addition to the fixed national sales, but they must finish at least one month before the official sales period. The fixed winter and summer sales will also be reduced from six weeks to five weeks. So bargain-hunters should get their cards ready and make the most of the lengthy sales while they last.
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