Paris Store in Jeopardy?

The French weekly retail trade magazine “La Correspondance de l’Enseigne” claims in a short article that Apple has abandoned plans to occupy an historic building on Rue Scribe near Boulevard Haussmann in the near-north retail district of Paris. The company’s back-out is reportedly due to problems in obtaining approval to renovate the building, and also because of the French government’s recent position on digital music and rights management policies. I can confirm that Apple still intends to open a Paris store, so the search for an alternate space must still be underway.