This Left Bank institution boasts a global selection of art and design books, and a magnificent collection of French literature and theory.

The city's oldest department store, opened in 1848, is also its most swish and user-friendly, thanks to an extensive redesign by LVMH. Luxury boutiques, Dior and Chanel among...

An institution in the Marais, this bookshop has a large selection of gay fiction, non-fiction, magazines, and English-language books.

In the magnificently appointed Printemps you'll find everything you didn't even know you wanted and English-speaking assistants to help you find it. But fashion is where it...

Paris has acquired a taste for American Apparel's sweatshop-free, unisex cotton basics.

The cult skinny jeans brand has acquired its own boutique, designed by Steven Thomas, to show off their collection inspired by the mid-'80s music scene.

This retail and leisure development housed in old wine warehouses is a relaxed place to shop, with the advantage of late and Sunday opening. Squarely aimed at tourists and...

Homeware heaven: there's even a Bricolage Café with internet access. Upper floors have a good range of men's outdoor wear, upmarket bed linen, toys, books, household appliances...

Brentano's is a good place to head for American classics, modern fiction and bestsellers, and also stocks a decent range of business titles. There is a children's section in...

This sprawling shop is well stocked with old photos, posters, and new and second-hand books. The strong English-language selection includes the Time Out Film Guide and...

Finding what you're looking for isn't easy in this narrow bookshop. Ask the staff or take pot luck among the old photos, film magazines and books.

The renowned and much-imitated one-stop concept and lifestyle store stationed a mobile 'superette' outside while it went into rehab in summer 2008. Expect the same highly...

After its London launch, H&M's upmarket brand Collection of Style (COS) now has a Paris outpost, designed by William Russell, in rue des Rosiers, causing some consternation...

A 1960s legend, Drugstore Publicis was clad with neon swirls by architect Michele Saee following a renovation in 2004; a glass-and-steel café stretches out on to the pavement....