The smart shoppers will plan ahead to hit stores on Tax Free Shopping Days, when the Department of Revenue partners with retailers to temporarily forgo sales tax on certain items such as clothing, electronics, and educational materials.

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According to Global Refund, a company specializing in tax-free shopping for tourists, the Chinese account for 15% of all luxury items purchased in France but less than 2% of its visitors.

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Those figures include sales from duty- and tax-free stores in three other airports in the country and the duty-free shopping complex in the middle of Bangkok being constructed as a complement to the new airport space (where, without an impending flight or carry-on baggage, shoppers can spend more relaxed time buying duty-free goods, which King Power will have waiting for them at check-in).

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