Printemps

 ( Shops In Paris ) 

Pierre Laguionie, the son of Gustave, took the helm of the store in 1920, rebuilding it after another large fire in 1921. In 1923 with the reconstruction of the Haussmann store an elaborate cupola was installed above the main restaurant. Pierre Laguionie was the first president of the International Association of Department Stores in from 1928 to 1930, a position he held again in from 1937 to 1938 and 1952 to 1953. Jean Vignéras held the position from 1962 to 1963 and Jean-Jacques Delort was president from 1981 to 1982.

In 1931, Printemps created the discount chain Prisunic. In 1939 to avoid the risk of the cupola being destroyed in bombing attacks it was dismantled and stored at Clichy. Clichy, Entrepôts du Printemps It was restored in 1973 by the grandson of its original designer, using plans that had been kept in the archives of the family business. In 1975, the façade and cupola of the building were registered as historical monuments.

In 1946, Printemps alongside Åhlén & Holm, Au Grand Passage (Geneva), Bon Marché (Brussels), Grands Magasins Jelmoli, L'Innovation (Lausanne), La Rinascente, S.A.P.A.C. (Printemps purchasing association) and Selfridges founded the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores.

In 1980 the Nancy-based Magasins Réunis became affiliated with Printemps and in 1983 in a franchise agreement all branches were rebranded to Printemps. The Lefroid department store in Tours was rebranded to Printemps in 1984.

The ex-Magasins Réunis stores on Avenue Ternes, Place de la République (Paris), and in Cherbourg were sold by the family who owned Magasins Réunis to l'Omnium commercial et financier in 1988. Printemps purchased the Nancy store that was held by the family under a franchise agreement.

In 1991 Printemps and its subsidiaries were acquired by François Pinault and merged with other holdings into Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR, was renamed Kering in 2013). Printemps spent $40 million to renovate the flagship Haussmann store in 1997 the renovation redesigned the entire store and also added TV screens and music listening stations around the store whilst also refreshing the brands that the store stocked.

On 16 December 2008, the Paris department store Printemps Haussmann was evacuated following a bomb threat from the terrorist group FRA (Afghan Revolutionary Front). The demining services found five sticks of dynamite in the toilet of the store. The FRA claimed this attack and demanded the withdrawal of 3,000 French soldiers deployed in Afghanistan.

On 15 January 2014, Printemps opened its first new store in 32 years at the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in Paris. The store closed in 2023. The next year a new store opened at Polygone Riviera in Cagnes-sur-Mer.

An outlet opened at the McArthurGlen Paris-Giverny mall in mid-2024. In November 2024 it was revealed that Printemps would be forced to close the Polygone Riviera store, with the centre’s new owners planning on converting it into entertainment park.

Jean-Marc Bellaiche stepped down as president of Printemps in September 2025 after "five years of transformation". Under his leadership the Printemps Group had returned to profitability and e-commerce sales increased to form 10% of all Printemps revenues.

Printemps Doha opened in November 2022 at Doha Oasis in Doha, Qatar. The store is the largest department store in the Middle East at over and the brands second largest store it includes 14 restaurants and over 200 brands exclusive to the store. The store is a franchise ran by a company related to Printemps owner Disa.

Beirut's Byblos department store was affiliated with Printemps until the Lebanese Civil War led to its closure in 1975.

In 1981, the company entered a period of international expansion by franchising stores starting with the opening of a location in Kobe, Japan, they continued the expansion a year later opening a store in Sapporo. The Japanese stores were opened in a partnership with Daiei. Printemps expanded to Singapore with its first store located at the ground floor of the newly built Le Méridien Hotel on Orchard Road (now a Concorde Hotel). The original plan was for the store to be located at Goldhill Square. Owned by Town & City Properties Ltd, the store opened on 8 September 1983 and closed on 24 December 1989 with 65 of its staff being retrenched.

Printemps expanded to Malaysia under an exclusive 25-year franchise agreement with Larut Tin Fields Berhad through its subsidiary City Chemist Holdings. Its first store at Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya opened on 26 July 1984, with a second store at Kuala Lumpur Plaza opening in 1985. Printemps stores in Malaysia were closed in 1987. Two more stores opened in Japan in Ginza (1984) and Osaka.

Printemps opened in Seoul on 1 September 1988, located in the Myeong-dong neighbourhood. The store closed in 1997. An Istanbul store also opened in 1988, located at Galleria Ataköy.

In 1994 a store opened in Bangkok, Thailand at Seri Center. In March 1995 a location opened in the Xinyi district of Taipei, the store opened under a franchise agreement and was operated by the Taiwan-based Jieh Enterprises. A second Taiwanese store opened in Taoyuan in 1998. Printemps also expanded into China in June 1995 with a six floor store opening on Huaihai Road in Shanghai. Plans were announced for two more Chinese stores to open in 1996 (Dalian, Chengdu) and then a Beijing store in 1997.

Printemps Istanbul closed in Spring 1997, however, it reopened in 1998 in the same location in a new partnership. Plans were also in place to open a second Istanbul store, which never eventuated and Printemps at Galleria Ataköy closed in 2000.

Printemps Taipei closed in 2002.

In 2013, the Beijing-based Wangfujing Department Store which was a rival of Printemps in China acquired Printemps China (PCD Stores). In 2017 the last international store closed in Ginza, Tokyo and was converted into an extension of the nearby Marronnier Gate department store, the closing of the store ended the second period of international expansion.

Srettha Thavisin invited Printemps to open a store in Thailand, following a showcase of Thai fashion at Printemps Haussmann in March 2024.

Printemps is currently planning to open a store in Asia and is aiming to have 5-10 new stores by 2030 all of which will be located outside of France.

In September 2022, Printemps announced that they would open a two-level store at One Wall Street in New York City. The store held its grand opening attended by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Groupe Printemps president Jean-Marc Bellaiche on 21 March 2025. The store interior was designed by Laura Gonzalez. Gregory Gourdet was appointed as culinary director of the store. Printemps New York is designed to be the pied-à-terre to the Paris Haussmann store, it acontains the landmarked Red Room with mosaics designed by Hildreth Meière. The Deauville branch acted as a testing space for Printemps New York following its 2023 renovation, as like the New York store it now contains no leased store-within-a-store spaces. Upon opening, the 'boudoir' department (vintage clothing, evening-wear, couture, fine jewellery) featured an exhibition of Jean Paul Gaultier pieces. The American online store launched in late 2025.

In May 2025, Laura Lendrum stepped down as CEO of Printemps America, joining the Printemps America advisory board as chairman. Lendrum had been in the role since 2021, she was replaced by Thierry Prevost. Prevost previously led the launch of Printemps Doha as general manager and briefly served as managing director of Printemps New York.

A franchise at Ratu Plaza in Jakarta planned to open in 1998 and was under construction but due to the Asian financial crisis and the subsequent May 1998 riots the store opening was cancelled. In May 2019 plans were announced to open a store in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. It would be , planned to open in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the store was scrapped.

== Gallery ==

• List of works by Henri Chapu
• Printemps Haussmann

• Printemps France official website
• Groupe Printemps official website