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Galeries Lafayette (French pronunciation: [ɡalʁi lafajɛt]) is an upmarket French department store chain, the biggest in Europe. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates a number of locations in France and other countries.
Aristide Boucicaut (1810–1877) "Au Bon Marché" Interior. Le Bon Marché (lit. "the good market", or "the good deal" in French; [lə bɔ̃ maʁʃe]) is a department store in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. Founded in 1838 and revamped almost completely by Aristide Boucicaut in 1852, it was one of the first modern department stores.
Artisans du monde is a French network of local fair trade associations, currently the most important non-profit fair trade movement in France. The first associations were founded in 1974, and their number then increased to reach 170 today.
La Samaritaine (French pronunciation: [la samaʁitɛn]) is a large department store in the first arrondissement of Paris; the nearest metro station is Pont-Neuf. [1] Founded in 1870 by Ernest Cognacq it is now owned by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. [2] The store was a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1985 ...
Prisunic (Société Française des Magasins à Prix Uniques) was a French variety store chain that closed in 2003. Its stores were generally located in downtown areas. Over their existence they also operated stores in Andorra, Greece and the French possessions and colonies.
Le Tour du monde (Around the world) was created in January 1860 by Édouard Charton, designer of Le Magasin pittoresque, under the aegis of the Librairie Hachette : every six months, the weekly booklets sold through the network of railway stations, gathered in one volume, which was offered in bookstore.
Intermarché (English translation: Intermarket) is a brand of general commercial hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores owned by French retail group Les Mousquetaires.
Founded in 1986, Le Magasin – Centre National d'Art Contemporain is housed in an industrial hall, built for the 1900 Paris World's Fair by the workshops of Gustave Eiffel. [1] Manufacturers Bouchayer and Viallet, working in the area of hydroelectric equipment, bought the iron structure and reassembled it in Grenoble , France .