Vieux Campeur .. in Grenoble?

One of my favorite outdoor stores in the world is Au Vieux Campeur. They might not have very good prices, but they have *everything*. For years, there has been debate in Grenoble about whether a VC in Grenoble would be a good thing. It actually seems a little weird to not have one in such a sporty town, but they finally opened one in a new american style mall downtown that used to be military barracks. I'm not sure who the biggest opponents were, but I have heard that places like Espace Montagne were behind the anti VC campaign. Who knows. My suggestion to Espace Montagne is to think about ohh I don't know... lowering their prices?! I'm not sure what they are really worried about, since it is possible to stay in business with the worst possible service and products (e.g. Intersport). In any case, the new VC is pretty good, and they had a huge selection of down jackets (doudounes in French), and I have a new object of covetousness: a Pertex enclosed 850 fill power jacket. I was also amazed to see the asking price for the GoPro Helmetcam: 349 euro! In the states it is 300 dollars (~213 euro). Highway robbery! There should be outrage and burning of cars in the French helmet cam community!