Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.

La Samaritaine has been a Parisian department store since 1869.

Since 2001, it has been owned by the luxury goods group LVMH.
La Samaritaine was closed in 2005 due to fire safety regulations and subsequently renovated. It reopened in 2021.