Bonjour--Ni Hao!!
It's shopping season here in Paris and the Chinese have emerged as the front-runners in the race to spend money on de luxe French products. While American tourists look and gawk, the Italians spend some money, it's the Chinese from the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong who have really become big spenders. Move over Japan.
In the Galleries Lafayette even key announcements are made in Mandarin and Chinese sales assistants abound (as the Japanese did ten years ago!). There are lines to get into trendy boutiques such as Longchamp and it appears that anything expensive is fair game.
The Sinosphere is on the upswing!! Take note! Even in a recession, there's room for deluxe products and glam.
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