I know the landmark department store La samaritaiine has been closed for renovation. Is it open again yet? does anyone know when it is supposed to open?
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I was under the impression when I was there in May that the store was permanently closed as in %26#39;out of business%26#39; -- the branches are also closed down
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No its not out of business. They expect it to reopen in 2011 in some form.
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I think it will never open again. LVMH has lost too much money in that department store, and renovating it the way it can once again house a department store could cost a lot.
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I read somehwere...don%26#39;t remember where, that it was going to be turned into a condo project of sorts sometime in the future.
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It will be re-opened one day.
If it is like l%26#39;Orangerie... better not hold your breath.
Paris was waiting to see if the 2012 Olympics were happening there and then there were talks of turning it into a luxury hotel (I read this in papers). Since Olympics are going to be hosted in London, Samaritaine is more likely to become a luxury department store like Bon Marche where even bigger names would have a space.
The building is registered so it has to be preserved.
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