7 March 2007 - Patrizia Pepe to replace Max Mara franchisee
 Patrizia Pepe will open a 300 square meters store in rue Saint honoré 265. It will replace a former franchisee of Max Mara. The latter has recently opened a new flag ship just a few meters from the store. 

1 March 2007 - Esprit to open rue de Rivoli
Esprit will take over French brand 1,2,3 (Etam group) at 146 rue de Rivoli. Esprit will also open a 1 500 m2 store on the Champs Elysées in 2008.