The sales are regulated by state in France. In summer the sales start at the end of June and continue to the end of July. Those who are looking for shopping hubs, should go to the Avenue des Champs Elysees, and Avenue des Ternes, located near it, Boulevard Haussmann, Boulevards Saint Michel and Saint Germaine. The designers shops can be found on Avenue Montaigne.
The shoppers who are interested in the designers brands, should visit Galeries Lafayette, Printemps and Le Bon Marche, which offer various designers items. Bazaar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) is place that is not known by the tourists, but many swanky brands are presented there.
The famous outlets include La Vallee Village that offers the discount up to 70% in the middle of June. The sales start on June, 11. You will be able to choose among 100+ fashion brands at affordable prices.
McArthurGlen Designer Outlets offers 30-70% discount. Marques Avenue L’Ile Saint Denis is one more excellent place for labels lovers. The sales period is from the 24th of June to the 4th of August. The same is referred to Marques Avenue: Troyes with over 200 boutiques on its territory and about 400 brands.
One of the shopping capitals of Europe is, certainly, Barcelona. The sales begin in the first week of July and continue to the end of August. However, it is better to come there in the first three weeks to have a wide choice because it considerably decreases by the end of sales. Serious shopaholics try to visit as more stores as possible. The shopping hubs are El Born, Placa Catalunya, Passeig de Gracia and Rambla de Catalunya, which are perfect options for customers looking for designers brands. It is nice even just to walk Barri Gotic as the Gothic Quarter is so exotic with its labyrinthine street plan and streets openings into squares.
Visit also Diagonal Mar, El Corte Ingles, Las Arenas Shopping Center and the outlet mall Heron City Outlet Barcelona. L’Illa Maremagnum mall is available on Sundays only.
Plan your visit to La Roca Village that offers elite shopping in about 130 boutiques with discount up to 70%.
The sales start on the 7th of July in Milan and continue for 30 days. The best shopping hubs are via Torino, via Brera and Corso Di Porta Ticinese. You can also shop at the longest shopping street in Europe – Corso Buenos Aires.
The best department stores in Milan are The Brian & Barry Building, La Rinascente, Coin, and Piazza Portello. Excelsior Milano is a unique shopping destination designed by the star architect. It used to be a cinema and was turned into the innovative fashion hub.
Markets work on particular days only: Fiera di Senigallia – on Saturday, Mercato di Viale Papiniano and Viale Fauché work in Tuesday and Saturday.
The outlets include Il Salvagente, Fidenza Village, Scoprioccasioni, Vicolungo.
London is a very expensive city, but it can become available for budget when summer discounts up to 50% arrive. The sales begin on the third week of June to continue to the middle а July.
Try shopping in the outlets: Clarks Village Outlet Shopping, Ashford Designer Outlet, Bicester Village, London Designer Outlet, which is located in the Wembley Park.
If you have time for shopping in August only, then you can consider Berlin that starts sales at the end of August. Popular outlets are Marc Cain Factory Outlet, McArthurGlen Designers Outlet, Leiser Outlet for shoes and bags and G-Star Outlet.
