Roche Bobois clearance and outlet: what to check before buying

To buy a piece of Roche Bobois furniture or a Roche Bobois sofa at a reduced price, people look for an ex-display model, an end-of-line piece or a sale item. Before the discount, look at the guarantee: according to Roche Bobois's commercial guarantee contract, products sold in the sales or display products sold as seen are excluded from it, unless expressly stated otherwise on the invoice, and the legal guarantees still apply. We have not bought or inspected anything at Roche Bobois, and we do not announce any discount: every piece of information about the brand comes from a page on its website, and every legal rule from an official text, cited at the end of this page.

Where to find Roche Bobois clearance: outlet, warehouse sales, stores

What the official website shows

Consulted on 6 November 2026, the Roche Bobois website returned no results for the searches “destockage” (clearance) and “soldes” (sales), and had no “outlet” or “déstockage” page in French. The search “outlet” returned three stores, all outside France:

• Laval - Outlet, in Quebec;
• Los Angeles - Pop-Up Outlet, in the United States;
• Paramus - Pop-Up Outlet, in the United States.

In the list of stores located in France, none is named “outlet” or “déstockage”. This does not mean that no piece is sold at a reduced price in France: a website does not show everything sold in its stores. To find out what a store offers, ask it.

Warehouse sales and private sales

To find out whether a warehouse sale or a private sale is planned near you, on which dates and for which products, contact the nearest Roche Bobois store: the up-to-date list is on the Stores page of its website. If you are told about such a sale, ask for each piece whether it is a display model, an end-of-line piece or a new product, and which guarantee applies to it.

“Outlet”, “liquidation”, “factory shop”: what these words cover

• Outlet, factory shop: these are trade names. Before comparing a price, ask what they cover: end-of-line piece, display model or new piece.
• Liquidation: in the commercial sense, the word referred to a sale governed by Article L310-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), with prior declaration and a limited duration. This article has been repealed since 28 May 2026 (Légifrance). A “liquidation” notice says nothing, on its own, about the condition of a piece or its guarantee: the invoice and the terms of sale do.
• Sales (soldes): this word has a precise legal framework in France, described below, in the part on the sales.

The “Prix Découverte” selection is not clearance

The Roche Bobois website presents a “Prix Découverte” selection, whose products are shown with an “Ancien prix” (former price) and a “Prix actuel” (current price). According to these pages, they are products from the collection, customisable, and not display models. To read a struck-through price, the 30-day rule is explained below.

Buying a display model: what to inspect

The effect of being on display

A display model has been seen, touched and tried out in the store. Inspect it as a piece that has already been used:

• In daylight: look at the upholstery near a window or at the store entrance, not only under the showroom lighting.
• At every seat: sit in each seat, including in the corner or on the chaise longue, and compare the firmness from one to the next.
• On the areas of wear: the front of the cushions, the armrests, the top of the backrest, and the sheen of a velvet.
• Over time: ask how long the model has been on display.

A fixed configuration: what you see is what you take home

Ordered online, a Roche Bobois sofa is made after the order, and the brand states that each piece of furniture and sofa is designed to be customised. A display model, on the other hand, cannot be changed: dimensions, upholstery, colour and side of the corner are those of the piece on display. Check that they suit the room before discussing the price.

What to have written on the invoice

Roche Bobois's commercial guarantee contract excludes “products sold in the sales or display products sold as seen (unless expressly stated otherwise on the invoice)”. If the invoice says nothing, this commercial guarantee therefore does not apply to a piece sold as seen. Have the following written down:

• The exact condition of the piece: every mark, scratch or sign of wear you have seen.
• The applicable guarantee: if the store grants the commercial guarantee, it should state so expressly.
• The terms of the sale: returns, collection, delivery. The general terms of sale for online purchases do not cover in-store sales: ask for the store's own terms, in writing.

The same contract states that, independently of the commercial guarantee, Roche Bobois remains bound by the legal guarantee of conformity and the guarantee against hidden defects under French law. It also specifies that a product taken away by the customer, or by a contractor chosen by the customer, from the depot or the store cannot give rise to any claim relating to transport or installation with the store. If you take the piece home yourself, measure the doors, corridors and stairwell beforehand.

Before paying for a display model

• ☐ The piece has been inspected in daylight, at every seat.
• ☐ You know how long it has been on display.
• ☐ Its dimensions fit through your doors, corridors and stairs.
• ☐ The invoice describes its condition and states which guarantee applies.
• ☐ The store's return, collection and delivery terms have been given to you in writing.

Roche Bobois sales: your rights and how to read a price

The sales in France: two periods a year, on dates set by ministerial order

The sales (soldes) are governed by Article L310-3 of the French Commercial Code: they are sales intended, through a price reduction, to speed up the disposal of goods in stock. According to this text and the service-public.fr page on the sales:

• Two periods a year, of three to six weeks each, on dates set by ministerial order.
• Products on sale for at least one month: a product in the sales must have been offered for sale and paid for by the retailer for at least one month.
• The same guarantees: a product in the sales benefits from the same legal guarantees as other products.

To find out whether a Roche Bobois store takes part in the sales and on which models, ask the store.

A struck-through price: the 30-day rule

When a seller announces a price reduction, the reference price must be the lowest price it charged during the 30 days before the reduction (Article L112-1-1 of the French Consumer Code). To check a discount yourself, note the price of the model a few weeks before the event, then compare it with the announced price. A discount does not change the piece: judge it on its condition and its guarantee, as you would outside a sales event.

Changing your mind: in store, online, on a made-to-order product

• In-store purchase: whether or not the product is in the sales, the seller has no obligation to accept an exchange or refund. It may grant one as a commercial gesture: ask before paying, and have it written down.
• Distance purchase: you have 14 days from receipt to withdraw, without giving a reason (Article L221-18 of the French Consumer Code), including for a product sold in the sales, second-hand or on clearance, according to the service-public.fr page on distance selling.
• Product made to your choices: the law excludes withdrawal for goods made to the consumer's specifications or clearly personalised (Article L221-28). According to its general terms of sale, for an online order, Roche Bobois makes each piece of furniture and sofa after the order, without a right of withdrawal, and accepts a cancellation as a commercial gesture within 48 hours of validation, for the whole order.

Roche Bobois at a glance: the brand, its sofas, its stores

A brand created in 1960, organised in franchises

According to the History page of its website, Jacques Roche opened two stores on rue de Lyon in Paris in 1950, and the Chouchan family sold furniture on boulevard Sébastopol under the name “Au Beau Bois”. In 1960, the two families produced their first joint catalogue and created a national franchise network: this is the creation of the brand. The website is published by Roche Bobois International, headquartered on rue de Lyon in Paris.

Designers, and two icons: Mah Jong and Bubble

The website names collaborations with Jean Paul Gaultier, since 2010, and Joana Vasconcelos, for the Bombom collection in 2020. Its pages on designers and icons mention, among others, Hans Hopfer, Sacha Lakic, Pedro Almodóvar, Marcel Wanders and Kenzo Takada. Two sofas have their own page there:

• Mah Jong, by Hans Hopfer: presented as the “symbol of the ‘Great Journey’ of the 1970s”, with hand-sewn cushions, and available in editions dressed by designers and in an outdoor version.
• Bubble, by Sacha Lakic: presented as “entirely handmade”, in a straight or curved version, as a sofa, an armchair and a bed.

Faced with a display model from one of these lines, compare it with the icon's page on the website to find out which version it is.

Ordering, delivery, advice

• Advice: decorators and 3D experts receive customers in store, by appointment; an online configurator is available.
• Lead time: according to the terms of sale, it is shown on each product page as an estimate, then specified after the order; it may vary with the volume of orders and the time of year.
• Delivery: to your home, into the room of your choice, with installation, charged as an extra; the cost of a lift or hoist is borne by the customer.
• Written reservations: they are noted on the delivery note, precisely, and can still be made no later than three days after receipt.

The up-to-date list of stores, in France and worldwide, is on the Stores page of the website.

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