Take a look at the facade of this store for a reminder of the Gilded Age. Inside, the merchandise is divided into housewares (Printemps Maison), women's fashion (Printemps de la Mode), and men's clothes (Le Printemps de l'Homme). This is better for women's and children's fashion than Galeries Lafayette. As for the top names in perfume, it's in a dead-heat with Galeries Lafayette. Although visitors feel more pampered in Galeries Lafayette, Au Printemps' customer service is dazzling, putting all major department stores in Paris to shame. Check out the magnificent stained-glass dome, through which turquoise light cascades into the sixth-floor Café Flo, where you can have a coffee or a full meal. Interpreters at the Welcome Service in Printemps de la Mode will help you find what you're looking for, claim your VAT refund, and so on. Au Printemps also has a tourist discount card, offering a flat 10% discount. Immediately adjacent to the store and under the same management, but with its own phone and storefront, is Citadium, 56 rue Caumartin, 9e (tel. 01-55-31-74-00), which specializes in sporting equipment and sports clothes for men, women, and children.