Outlet Shopping Centres 

Centre Commercial Val D’Europe is a giant outlet store virtually at the gates of Disney Land Paris.

Troyes in the Champagne-Ardenne Region just east of Paris is Europe's factory outlet capital.

Troyes is just over an hour by train from Paris Est Station.

Marques Avenue and Marques City are the leading factory outlet chains in France with several locations.

Hundreds of brand name shops under one roof all heavily discounted.

High end shopping precincts such as Faubourg Saint-Honoré district near the Louvre which, is the home to the big names of Paris design and fashion like Versace, Hermes, and Yves Saint Laurent. More on high-end luxury shopping in Paris.

Getting there: MetroConcorde, Tuileries (Line 1), Pyramides (Line 7, 14)Paris Department Stores district:

The Champs Elysee is the high street to beat all.

This wide elegant boulevarde has more big name brands and spectacular stores than anywhere else.  

Markets including the Paris Flea Markets (Marche Puce)  

Funky Paris shopping districts like le Marais and St Germain de Pres.

Timeout's Paris Guide has an excellent shopping section.

Shopping in regional areas. The other main cities of France also have excellent high-end retail experiences as well as distinctive local markets.

Avignon, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille,  Montpellier, Nice, Strasbourg, Toulouse all have their own high class shopping precincts or mini Champs Elysee.

Places like Calaiswith its proximity to England have become shopping meccas. Calais has some of the biggest supermarkets (hypermarche) in the world as well as several outlet stores.  

French supermarket chain Carrefour is the second biggest retailer in the world after Walmart.