Regulated summer sales across most metropolitan departments, in store and online. The closing date was exceptionally pushed back from 21 to 28 July nationwide (the period extended to five weeks) owing to the late-June heatwave, which sent footfall tumbling by as much as -30% in city centres. In keeping with Milan's saldi, for a European July shopping circuit.
Open access. For a luxury experience: personal shopping by appointment at Galeries Lafayette/Printemps/Le Bon Marché, the department stores' private salons, and tax refunds for non-EU visitors.