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Richard Blass (24 October 1945 – 24 January 1975) was a Canadian gangster and a multiple murderer. Born in Montreal, he was nicknamed Le Chat, French for The Cat, because of his luck in evading death after surviving at least three assassination attempts and a police shootout, and escaping from custody twice.
Le Chat is an adult, human-sized obese, anthropomorphic cat who typically wears a suit. He always has the same physical expression. He often comes up with elaborate reasonings which lead to hilariously absurd conclusions e.g. by taking metaphors literally or by adding increasingly unlikely what-ifs to ordinary situations.
Colruyt Group is a Belgian family-owned retail corporation that is managing the Colruyt supermarkets and other subsidiaries such as OKay, Bio-Planet, DATS 24, DreamLand, DreamBaby, and more. Founded in 1928 by Franz Colruyt, the group today is most significantly known for its eponymous discount supermarket chain, which is one of the major ...
Colruyt (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔlˈrœyt]) is a Belgian supermarket chain with the headquarters in Halle, Belgium. Colruyt carries the surname of the founder of the family business, the Colruyt family still owns the company.
Le Chat ([lə ʃa], "The Cat") is a 1971 French-language drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on Georges Simenon's 1967 novel The Cat. [2] It recounts the story of an elderly married couple, Julien Bouin, a former typographist, and his wife Clemence, who used to perform in a circus, who have been loathing each other for years.
Joseph Marie Léonard Colruyt, (1900–1986): [6] Artist, painter. François Jean Baptiste Marie Colruyt,(1901–1958): married in 1927 to Adeline Alphonsine Marie Moens. [7] Joseph Alphonse Marie Colruyt, (1928–1994): married in 1953 to Rita De Man. Jozef Maria, 1st Baron Colruyt, created by King Albert II. Gustaaf Maria Veroon Colruyt,(1903 ...
In the mid-1960s, Jo Colruyt chose to switch to retail and took over the self-service business Verloo in Ixelles/Elsene and launched his lowest prices policy, offering famous brands 10% cheaper. This was when the struggle for efficiency, simplicity and economy typical of Colruyt stores began. At the time, the company was nearly broke.
Jef is the son of Jo Colruyt and grandson of Franz Colruyt, the founder of the Colruyt company. He was elected Manager of the Year by Trends magazine in 2002, ten years after his father Jo. [4] Jef Colruyt was made honorary citizen of the municipality of Beersel in 2008. [5] In 2012, he was ennobled by King Albert II of Belgium. Since then, he ...