Paris luxury boutique sales staff feel the blues: 'Before, we made the customer wait; now, we are the ones waiting for them'

Paris luxury boutique sales staff feel the blues: 'Before, we made the customer wait; now, we are the ones waiting for them'
The number of people shopping at major luxury brands in the French capital has dropped by 11% between January and June. As the sector's traditional base of shoppers from China, Russia and the Gulf dwindles, sales staff are growing worried and bored.