(Telecompaper) Chinese brand Xiaomi has started officially selling its products in France ahead of the opening of its Italian store on 24 May. In a statement Xiaomi said its French commercial push includes its own Mi.com e-commerce site and its first authorised Mi Store at 39 Boulevard de Sebastopol in Paris. It has also partnered with e-commerce platforms such as Cdiscount, Amazon, Auchan, Boulager, Fnac, Darty and Carrefour, and with local offline retailers, to present a broad range of its products across France. It added that Orange, SFR, Bouygues and Free subscribers will also be able to buy Xiaomi smartphones in the near future.