My husband and I were talking to our good friend who's been living in Paris for the last five…read moreyears, and she told us e-commerce is less dominant there because people seem to prefer shopping in physical stores. While malls die all over America, retail still thrives in Paris. Exhibit A: Galeries Lafayette Haussmann. I've been to this department store a number of times over the years, and I both enjoy it and fear how completely it can suck up precious vacation hours. It's a fantastic place to shop, with a ton of well curated inventory spread out across multiple floors in multiple buildings. The main building features that beautiful domed ceiling, which manages to catch me by surprise every time I walk in. I haven't had the opportunity to shop for my own clothes here in a long time, but I've gotten some really great stuff on the children's floor, and discovered the souvenir section on my last visit, where I picked up some cool Paris Metro toy trains and magnets. We did somehow get stuck at Galeries Lafayette for over two hours and ended up skipping Notre-Dame, which might have been a better place to spend our last afternoon in Paris. But it was sale season, and my kids look super cute in their heavily discounted Petit Bateau. Galeries Lafayette is busy and sometimes overwhelming, but it's a wonderful department store. I wish we had something like it back home. I'd much rather shop there than fall for targeted ads on Instagram.

A wonderful French department store in the heart of the city. We came here with the kids on our…read morefirst day of our international trip with kids. It was perfect since Paris had record high temperatures and we could relax and lounge nearby here. The kids loved FAO Swartz and all the live demos, especially seeing the stuffies where we ended up caving and buying a few. Overall, this was a beautiful spot!

The most thoughtful and beautiful curated department store. It's truly a slice of heaven on earth…read more The experience at Le Bon Marché will be hard to top. I fell in love at every turn from the moment we stepped through the door. I picked up gifts for myself, my nephew, and a friend at work. There's an officine universelle buly inside which is so convenient if you're not up for the long queues. So many exceptional offerings here. It was the most pleasant and calm shopping experience I've had in a very long time. If you're looking for the most top notch shopping look no further, you'll find the most special items here.

Le Bon Marche is widely regarded as the world's first modern department store. It means "The Good…read moreDeal". They first introduced the idea of a place with fixed prices and no haggling, which was an intense concept for folks in the 1800s. Pass forward to modern days, I'm not sure if it's still a good deal, because now it is a department store of luxury goods. They have designer fashion, accessories and beauty, home and design and an epic food hall. I'm not into the shopping but I was here to admire the architecture since there was parts of their glass and ironwork done by Gustave Eiffel. Not a must visit, but interesting place to browse if you have some extra time.

This is more of a place to "window shop" then actually buy! We brought our kids to shop and they…read moreeach had $200 euro, they quickly realized they couldn't afford anything. Visit here to see what you want to try and find on sale later :-)

If you've been to the other Galeries Lafayette, this one is quite meh. Sure, there are a number of…read moreusual suspects type brands but it's not terribly exciting. One of the doors on the way in had security guys stationed there to look at hand bags, though other doors did not. Weird. Not too many food options here either.

First stop before any financial damage was done. We went to the food court. We headed downstairs…read morefor a nice ice cold drink and a quick bite. Maybe it is the American in me, but this did not feel like any food court I have seen back home. There are only four stalls in total. Joe and The Juice, Pierre Marcolini, Yi The, and one more I did not catch. My son ordered the L'Amore (strawberry, raspberry blueberry tea) from Yi The. The juice was decent and I was very pleased to see they used fresh ingredients, but not every drink works with boba. This was one of those times where it just did not. My husband also bought a bottle of coke, which cost 3.50 euro, which is very expensive for any food Court standards Next door, we got our first macarons of the trip from Pierre Marcolini. We tried the Dubai macaron, the signature one, the Noisette, and the most delicious of them all, the Framboise. They were all delicious and not too sweet, which I really appreciated. I loved every bite, but my favorites were the raspberry macaron with dark chocolate filling and the hazelnut one called Noisette. It was definitely worth the stop.

I had seen many photos and videos of Galeries Lafayette swirling around instagram, especially…read moreduring Christmas time. I was little disappointed once inside as it wasn't quite as magical as expected, but it's a shopping area, so what do you expect. The biggest disappointment is that you have to pay to use the restrooms here. Ridiculous! I didn't have any cash and wasn't sure if I'd be able to use a card, so I had to leave. There was a long line of people trying to use the bathrooms, so they must make a nice chunk of change from this. But quite stressful when you would expect a restroom especially for how large this place is.

Yah, the 1st English review on this place, wished I read something like this, to save some time…read moreunless you're a baller that wants to pay full price without shopping around. Guess that's easier and saves time, but I digress. Cleverly located at a high tourist attraction, hoping to get those tourist dollars after the Louvre museum. It's underground level, next to a surprising food court. All the major high-end brands represented so save yourself the time: Rolex, Omega and this A-level of watches on the 2nd floor. Bottom floor mostly cosmetics and what have you, so easy to skimp out here for the most men. Not very big, one can stroll thru everything in an hour. In fact, this 2nd floor is more like a mezzanine. I wouldn't make a special trip out here just for this. But the Printemps in L'Opera, that's a much better story :)

Printemps du Louvre is the only luxury department store in Paris open seven days a…read moreweek...yes...every Sunday. The store has boutiques from iconic fashion, luxury, and beauty brands. The shop is located below the beautiful Louvre. The store is small and only has two levels therefore the assortment is limited. There are, however, sole exclusive items to the Paris Market. www.printemps.com

Right next to the huge Galleries Lafayette are multiple Au Printemps, each dedicated to Women, Men,…read moreHome.... Not as crazy busy as Galleries Lafayette, some options are the same. We had to go catch dinner, our suitcases were full, so it was only a quick walk through. Would be nice to have more time to explore.

Good experience at Printemps today. I really enjoy browsing in this store, but don't buy much. Lots…read moreof good sales right now so be sure to check it out!

Le BHV Marais belons to the Galeries Lafayette Group and is a high-end department store. I was here…read morefor business and took the opportunity to check out the offerings. I loved the assortment selection but was not overly thrilled with the way the store presents itself. They had very few employees around and some areas were very cluttered and not at all welcoming. If you are looking for a nice shopping experience, I would recommend to stick to Galeries Lafayette.

Getting more attention due to the Olympics. Still worth a visit. They have whatever you need at a…read moregreat value

Anything you need. Totally, truly French!…read moreLoved our purchases. Cosmetics, socks, food, souvenirs.

This place is a small and very nicer version of a grocery store selling home goods and clothing…read more Prices are higher then the grocery store but for convenience, i stopped in often for beer, wine and water. Thy sell chips and some American products. But its fun to try the French stuff. Prices are high but convenience makes up for it. Clothing i would compare to Old Navy so not worth it and is on street level so have to go downstairs for the grocery items. It took me a couple days to figure this out lol. Bring your own bags because they will charge you. If you are staying in Saint Germain, this will suffice for needed things.

This store is a bust. Their clothing is very basic at expensive prices. To be fair, I visited…read morethe.Montparnasse location. It was fairly large, but the clothes were yes, basic but expensive for the price. The place was crawling with security guards and this is a decent neighborhood. It is located near the big suburban train station of the same location. People were eager to assist me, but I found the store somewhat depressing and left in a hurry.

I live in the United States and was visiting family in Paris and Geneva Switzerland and when in…read moregeneva i passed by a C&A store and had to go back in paris the prices are fantastic and the quality is good

Beaugrenelle is a pretty cool shopping center. It doesn't have designer stores like Galeries…read moreLafayette Haussman, but it has essentials like Adidas, Mango, Zara, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Uniqlo, Lacoste & Sandro. Beaugrenelle also has 10-rooms, 1,930-seats state-of the art movie theater. You can also charge your cell phone at one of the complimentary phone-charger lockers inside the center. Hours of Operation: Stores: Mon-Sat 10 am-8:30 pm. Sun 11 am-7 pm. Restaurants: Mon-Sat 10 am-midnight. Sun 11 am-midnight. Cinemas: Mon-Sun 9:30 am-midnight. EU non-residents can take advantage of the 12% tax refund by showing your passport and receipts to the tax refund desk.

This is a fun place even if you do not get something There…read moreare so many stores and floors are different for each kind thing / person