“Usually, it’s crowded”: one week before Christmas, the BHV is not full

Could “Christmas reverie” displayed as a slogan at the entrance and on the floors of the BHV Marais (VIe) hide another reality? The department store on rue de Rivoli has erected trees and decorations for the end-of-year celebrations. But for many traders from the Town Hall Bazaar met just a week before December 24, this is not the expected turnout.