"France has two government-ordained sales periods, one in summer, one in winter; the rest of the time discounts and special offers shops can offer consumers are strictly limited. While you might be able to get a deal at other times, the best bargains are reserved for the period of les soldes, when retailers are allowed to sell items at below cost price."
"Overseas territories dates The dates of the winter sales are also different in France's overseas territories. Guadeloupe - Saturday, January 3rd to Friday, January 30th; Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - Wednesday January 21st to Tuesday, February 17th; Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin - Saturday, May 2nd to Friday, May 29th; Réunion (these are summer , as the island is in the southern hemisphere) - Saturday, February 7th to Friday, March 6th; Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte - Wednesday, January 7th to Tuesday, February 3rd."
France enforces two official sales periods each year, one in summer and one in winter. Outside those periods, discounts and special offers are strictly limited. Les soldes permit retailers to sell items below the price they paid, a rule intended to protect small independent businesses. In most of metropolitan France winter sales run from 8am on Wednesday 7 January to the evening of Tuesday 3 February, while Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges run from Friday 2 January to Thursday 29 January. Overseas territories follow different schedules. Sale items must be clearly marked and separated from non-sale items.
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