* Many flagship stores shut in Paris due to COVID-19* France went into second national lockdown at end-October* Macron: next few days will be decisiveBy Ardee NapolitanoPARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Boarded-up windows outside flagship branches of department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps bore testimony on Saturday to the impact of a COVID-19 lockdown in Paris. On what would usually be a busy weekend for Christmas shopping, only handfuls of people were out on Boulevard Haussmann, where the stores are located. We are outside Galeries Lafayette and everything is closed," said one would-be shopper, Emmanuelle Tiger. Some on the Boulevard were hopeful the measures would be eased in time for Christmas. "I think they will open one or two weeks before... and we'll do our Christmas shopping then," said Aymeric Lenain.
