For fans of The Toy Racethere was no better brand than Fnac on the Champs-Élysées to experience such a rush during the end-of-year celebrations. The huge store has been located at number 74 on the legendary Parisian avenue since 1997. It is therefore difficult not to consider this boutique as a real institution. Unfortunately, even the greatest icons can collapse. After the disappearance of the iconic Disney Store in 2023, the massacre continues on the Champs.
Against all odds, West France et Le Figaro have just revealed the date of the sudden closure of the Fnac des Champs Élysées. The giant of electronic and cultural products had already formalized this end of its journey in March 2024. It then admitted a difficult financial situation, mainly due to exorbitant rents on the avenue and the drop in sales, which affects all brands of the genre independently of their location. Less than a year after these revelations, the grand finale has been recorded. The company confirms that all employees have received new job offers within the group, and that they will leave the Champs store in a few days. The store will bow out next Sunday, January 12not without a final surprise for customers.
A big sale victim of its success
To limit breakage, Fnac launched a store clearance operation starting this Friday, January 3. This will take place until the last day of opening of the brand, but risks running out of steam in the coming hours. Unsurprisingly, the bravest rushed as soon as the store opened, with the hope of benefiting from reductions worthy of the liquidation of the Virgin Megastore in 2013. The images of the crowd at the entrance to the Fnac did not take long to make the rounds on social networks. Agoraphobes will have to refrain.
Just after the end-of-year holidays, this sale came at just the right time to hope to spend the envelopes received at Christmas. But ultimately this is not the case. According to the videos shared by Internet users, the displays of the Fnac on the Champs-Élysées will soon display nothing other than CDs of unloved artists and DVDs of naughty people that no one wants. In the era of scalping and overpriced resale on the internet, it's a safe bet that some buyers had to camp in front of the store as soon as the announcement was made to try to get the most advantageous products. If you feel like organizing a post-apocalyptic photo shoot in an empty store: now is the time.
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