(Bloomberg) -- The Sedaine-Popincourt neighborhood
in eastern Paris, once lined with boulangeries, butchers,
hairdressers and fishmongers, now has block after block of
Chinese wholesale clothing shops. With culturally opaque names
like Splendide, Wonderful, Lola, Trend Attitude and Pull &
Sweat, the 550 outlets sell inexpensive apparel to retailers
worldwide.
Their swelling numbers have overwhelmed efforts by local
groups and the mayor of the 11th arrondissment, Georges Sarre,
to block the spread of what he calls ``mono-activity'' --
clusters of stores that all sell the same product.
Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News
in eastern Paris, once lined with boulangeries, butchers,
hairdressers and fishmongers, now has block after block of
Chinese wholesale clothing shops. With culturally opaque names
like Splendide, Wonderful, Lola, Trend Attitude and Pull &
Sweat, the 550 outlets sell inexpensive apparel to retailers
worldwide.
Their swelling numbers have overwhelmed efforts by local
groups and the mayor of the 11th arrondissment, Georges Sarre,
to block the spread of what he calls ``mono-activity'' --
clusters of stores that all sell the same product.
Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News
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