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Burkha ban in France boosts London
Who would have thought. British shops are cashing in on the burkha ban in France because wealthy Middle Eastern shoppers are avoiding Paris. London retailers have benefited from a tourism boom after Nicolas Sarkozy's government banned the headscarf in April. Liberty, the West End store, has seen a 45 per cent surge in the number of international visitors - while Selfidges has seen a 40 per cent rise. Middle Eastern shoppers are coming to Britain because they feel 'more welcome' than in France where anyone wearing a burkha in public risks a €150 fine. Tourists from the region spend an average of £1,800 in a shopping trip - in contrast the average British person shells out just £120. Read More...
Who would have thought. British shops are cashing in on the burkha ban in France because wealthy Middle Eastern shoppers are avoiding Paris. London retailers have benefited from a tourism boom after Nicolas Sarkozy's government banned the headscarf in April. Liberty, the West End store, has seen a 45 per cent surge in the number of international visitors - while Selfidges has seen a 40 per cent rise. Middle Eastern shoppers are coming to Britain because they feel 'more welcome' than in France where anyone wearing a burkha in public risks a €150 fine. Tourists from the region spend an average of £1,800 in a shopping trip - in contrast the average British person shells out just £120. Read More...