How many cities still have downtown department stores?

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Paris also has Le BHV Marais, which may be the closest French analogue to Macy’s in terms of price point. They have a separate men’s store similar to some Macy’s configurations, like at South Coast Plaza. Every department store in Paris, especially on Blvd Haussman are crazy busy. There’s no sense that they’ll ever not play a vital role to the city’s cultural life.