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Le Bon Marche

22 Rue de Sevres, Paris, France
33-1-44-39-80-00
Ranked #20 of 229 shopping in Paris
4.5 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
Type: Department Stores
Activities: Shopping
Description: The world's first department store.
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Brisbane, Australia
Top Contributor
58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Students of shopping should attend the establishment that reportedly founded the department store concept - for a few reasons . First , to see how far ( or not ) we have come in retailing - flashy is not what I would call the fit out here . Second - to see how an ageless great space lets the product... More

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USA
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

I was in Heaven shopping at the food market! It was like sensory overload, I could not stop looking at all of the cheeses, fish, breads, pastries, wine etc.....it's a great place to shop for a picknick lunch as well as gifts to bring home. I purchased wonderful French chocolates, lavender honey and dijon mustard to bring home for friends.... More

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Italy/Alaska
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
118 helpful votes 118 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

Foodies will love this place. Cheeses, foie gras samples, excellent pastry and bread section, teas, coffees, around the world food items, chocolates, prepared foods and glorious cakes, multitudes of butters to chose from....you can spend all afternoon here browsing - which we did! More

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Haslemere
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I chose Le Bon Marche 's Eshopping facility to buy Christmas presents for members of my French family. One delivery took place as planned, the second - due for delivery on 21.12.11 - has still not arrived today 9.01.12! Le Bon Marche, its carrier Chronopost and the local Post Office are playing table tennis with my family, sending them here,... More

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Kuwait City, Kuwait
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
2
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My favorite parts were the stationary where my sister went crazy over the notebooks and, of course, the food section. We bought excellent salted caramels, teas, lavendar jam, cheese and other things we didn't really need but felt like we MUST have. It's a little pricey but so much fun to walk around and look at everything. More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

All fashion show brands...not what I expected. I thought my husband and I could purchase some clothes from Paris...$1000 shoes wasn't what I expected. If you are a middle class traveler, don't bother. Go to their gourmet food store instead. More

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Montreal, Canada
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166 reviews 166 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
82 helpful votes 82 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011

BHV is the smaller cousin of Galeries Lafayette, carrying many of the same brands but in a different way. An enjoyable afternoon visit, but you will find much the same at the same prices at Galeries Lafayette. More

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USA
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011
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Le Bon Marche has a wonderful food market next door to the main department store that has a huge selection like a high end grocery store, bakery, deli, produce stand and wine store all in one. They also sell very nice prepared foods for take out. It's not cheap, but is less pricey than a restaurant, and you can get... More

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Lanciano, Italy
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011
1
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There will be a blemish if you don’t come to Le Bon Marche when you are in Paris. This is a great department stores where you can find anything you want with reasonable price. It’t come up with exquisite accessories, well designed interior decoration, excellent foodstuff such as cheese, bread, pate, yorgurt…You will be satisfied with the good service and... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011
2
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This is a great store that is quiet and has only French people so you can shop in peace. They have pretty much everything you would ever want including an excellent accessories and home departments. They don't have a very good lingerie department though. The food hall is excellent selling all kinds of unique food including horse milk!!!! More

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