French post offices are trialling changing rooms to let people try on their online purchases

Sat, 01/13/2024 - 04:51

A woman stands near a retry booth set up in a La Poste French post office to allow people to try on clothes purchased on the internet in Paris, on January 10, 2024. Try on a piece of clothing purchased online in a post office and possibly return it immediately: La Poste is experimenting with fitting rooms in a few agencies in France, upsetting certain traders who point to — The changing room in a La Poste branch in Paris lets people try on their online purchases.
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France's post office is trialing in-store changing rooms to make online shopping easier.
The bright yellow booths are designed to look like French post boxes.
Some retailers are concerned about losing even more customers to online rivals.

France likes to do some things differently – and its post office is no different. It's testing out an idea that could make buying clothes online a whole lot easier.