Well this is one classic department store came to meet in Paris and was lucky to have one in Versailles ! As we moved west to the coast in the Morbihan dept 56 our capital city where I worked is Vannes. Therefore, on my run with collègues came to see it again in old town Vannes and voilà, the rest is history for us at Monoprix of Vannes ! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
We have come here for many years , do not recall exactly but must have been since 2011 or 2012 and enjoy it very much. One of the places the whole family took part for our misc shopping spree while enjoying the quant medieval ambiance around it in Vannes. Needless to tell you again, many posts on this city. However, briefly mentioned the store and is time to showcase it in one post. Therefore, here is my small contribution to the Monoprix of Vannes!
The Monoprix store was inaugurated in March 1967 on the land which until then had housed the Mené community and their Notre-Dame-du-Mené chapel. The 6,000 m2 of the huge building and its 1,800 m2 of shelves on two levels now serve this wonderful store chain very much in vogue in Vannes, and of course we have shopped there too !! The Monoprix building was built in the 1960s after the total destruction of a church. At numbers 21 and 23 are the André Frères novelty shops, where the names of towns served by the train are still inscribed on marble slabs. At nº 18, a beautiful limestone building from 1892 housed a wine merchant (now Banque Populaire). In 1920, at nº 20, leaning against the ramparts, the 1st Grand bazaar of Morbihan set up its commercial premises, which would become Nouvelles Galeries before Eurodif, and then Bouchara as above. The oldest house on the street (1840) is above the Caroll store. In the rue du Mené, the old town is forgotten while it remains visible behind many shops. A wonderful area to walk and see history and architecture at its best !
The Monoprix store of Vannes located at Place Joseph le Brix, is open Monday to Saturday from 9h to 19h and Sunday from 9h30 to 12h30. The largest store of Vannes ,when it was inaugurated in March 1967, it has kept a special place in the city center. the modest Utyl at the bottom of the rue du Mené, it is partly to her that we owe the creation of the Monoprix on the land which until then housed the community of Le Mené and their chapel Notre-Dame-du-Mené. The nuns wanted to sell, and voilà. On the day of the inauguration, the whole of Vannes was present and discovers with wide eyes the 6,000 m2 of the immense building and its 1,800 m2 of shelves on two levels.
Created in 1932 in the context of the crisis of the 1930s, the first Monoprix store opened on the initiative of Max Heilbronn, a French resistance fighter. Its goal was to offer the population a store at a low price. The concept was very popular and the Monoprix stores quickly spread across France. Today, more than 200 French cities have it, and the brand also has more than 80 stores in other countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
But if the concept was at the base of offering articles at reduced prices, the brand decided to change its positioning in the early 2000s. Indeed, to face the competition, the idea was to embark on offering more upscale products. Despite this radical change of position, success was evident. There are therefore currently very good quality products, especially those of the brand’s , in fact, Monoprix has its own food, cosmetic, textile and cleaning brands.
The official Monoprix on the Vannes store: https://www.monoprix.fr/monoprix-vannes-vannes-56000-s/47.6597931830647,-2.75709876453306/%20%2056000%20%20VANNES
There you go folks, a by now familiar landscape while shopping in France. The Monoprix of Vannes is nice and already overcrowded but a nice underground parking too! We come here once in a while still, and we remember my dear late wife Martine love it!! Hope you too and do come visit, the area around it is awesome for walks and shopping/eating.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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