The fabled Parisian department store may return to business on May 11.

H&M and Galeries Lafayette have answered the call for volunteers to donate fabric, sew masks and distribute them.

Drawing on logistics teams, the stores are donating thousands of items including small appliances, tableware, comforters and pillows. 

The central buying team, supervised by Marianne Romestain, will take over purchasing decisions for Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées.

“Eataly Paris Marais and its teams want to contribute to the wave of national solidarity,” said the French department store.

Both Dior and parent company LVMH are launching a series a podcasts for International Women’s Day on March 8.

Retailers are wooing high-spending clients with the kind of exclusive experiences previously linked with the rarefied world of haute couture.

Efforts to build a more glamorous image failed to ignite the loss-making brand. 

Virgil Abloh also created limited-edition merchandise for a temporary store marking the release of the “Colette, Mon Amour” documentary.

Alain Némarcq was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian decoration, on New Year’s Day.

From Manhattan to Milan, creativity, whimsy, heartfelt emotion and beauty are on display.

The modern, glass-covered store anchors a mixed-use site and includes a rooftop restaurant with a panoramic view of the capital.

Gone is the suburban shopping mall. At the Mapic retail real estate fair in Cannes, the spotlight was on urban developments with mixed uses.

Virginie Efira presided over the traditional tree-lighting ceremony.