{"id":611,"date":"2008-03-09T06:49:01","date_gmt":"2008-03-09T06:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/archives\/2008\/03\/french-fnac-coming-to-london.html"},"modified":"2008-03-09T06:49:01","modified_gmt":"2008-03-09T06:49:01","slug":"french-fnac-coming-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/french-fnac-coming-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"french fnac coming to London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/fnac1.png\" title=\"fnac logo\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/fnac1.thumbnail.png\" alt=\"fnac logo\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> One of France&#8217;s best multimedia stores is reportedly coming to London, reports the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/europe\/a-place-to-browse-and-mingle-as-much-as-actually-to-buy-something-793148.html\" target=\"_blank\">Independent (8 Mar 08)<\/a>. Personally I love bookshops and gadgetry &#8211; and if I get time I try to pop in to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fnac.com\" target=\"_blank\">fnac<\/a> in Paris and many cities in France, because it tends to have most things under one roof- books, music, maps, DVDs, telephones, computers, cameras etc. On a wet and windy day it&#8217;s a pleasant way to pass an hour &#8211; and no-one hassles you to move on or buy!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Imagine you are in HMV and fancy a flat-screen television to watch the Coen Brothers movie you have just bought. Or in Currys wishing you could slip the latest Jack Johnson CD into the box containing your sleek new hi-fi system.<\/p>\n<p><newsbody><\/newsbody>Soon you may be able to do both at a new chain of &#8220;culture superstores&#8221; with a laidback, Gallic approach. 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