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AT the beginning of the summer holidays it's time to remind anyone heading for Paris to make sure to see the sensational new mini specialty store, Merci, at 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais in the Upper Marais. Open from 10am to 8pm, the nearest Metro stop is Saint Sébastien Froissard.  Opened in February by the former owners of Bonpoint, it's housed in an old factory with most of the original fittings still there. At the heart of the 21st century mood, it combines a book shop/cafe (selling secondhand/recycled books with recycled furniture), a florist (using recycled objects for containers and fittings), a children's wear section (with enchanting hand drawn wallpaper covering the walls), a needlework shop (what chic shop can be without one these days?), a home floor (recycled/eco friendly of course), its own vegetable garden (how chic is that?) and clothes for men and women presented as if in a vintage shop on wire hangers and plaind metal poles (even the designer brands, some made especially for the shop).  What we like most is that profits go to children's charities. What a way to say thank you for success?

NOTE: all these photos were on the TrendPulse.net website in February when the store opened, and were avilable to all TrendPulse.net subscribers.