5-week-long winter sales begin in Paris People shop at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sale...

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5-week-long winter sales begin in Paris

People shop at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

People walk past a huge poster about sales outside the store Le Printemps in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

A poster about the sales season is seen outside a shop in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

People walk past a huge poster about sales outside the store Le Printemps in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

People shop at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

People walk past a huge poster about sales outside the store Le Printemps in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France.