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Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street: "A shopping artery is just the open-air story of changes in consumption"

The closure to traffic of the famous London thoroughfare illustrates the will of the mayor, Sadiq Khan, to revitalize trade. A decision that risks penalizing British brands, analyzes Isabelle Chaperon, columnist for the Economy department of "Le Monde".

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Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street: "A shopping artery is just the open-air story of changes in consumption"

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