Nicknamed the “Galeries Lafayette du poor” by its founder Jules Ouaki, the discount brand closes its parent company on Boulevard Rochechouart in Paris. In 2019, out of more than 100 stores, thirteen stores had closed and the rest went under the Gifi flag.
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An institution in the Barbès district in Paris, Tati, the latest "frippe veteran", "the big boxy foursome" goes out of business. Tati is a whole era, a true social phenomenon as evidenced by this report published in our columns in 1987.
Article published in Le Figaro of November 24, 1987
A Tati… sprawling
What is the "monument" of the most visited capital? The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe? No, you're not there. The Parisian institution that sent thirty-five million visitors last year is called Tati, the big box store for four sous. The store with ineffable pink gingham bags that have turned good deals into a social phenomenon. The sprawling shops
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