France -Protests against closure of 26 Virgin Megastores -January 9, 2013

Virgin Megastore has announced it is closing its 26 stores in France, were currently a 1000 people are employed. Trade unions organised protests outside the company’s flagship megastore on the Champs Elysées. The chain has gone bust and all its shops look set to close.

English: http://www.english.rfi.fr/culture/20130107-french-virgin-megastore ...

http://www.euronews.com/2013/01/09/virgin-france-workers-protest-at-closure-threat/

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