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The former Bon Marché building facing Brixton Road Topland House. Bon Marché was a department store based in Brixton, London, England. It was the first purpose built department store in the city. [1] The store was founded in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting [2] [3] after he won a fortune at Newmarket races. [4] [5] The store was named and ...
Brixton then was a rapidly expanding London railway suburb with newly opening shops, including the first London branch of David Greig at 54-58 Atlantic Road in 1870, and London's first purpose-built department store, Bon Marché, on Brixton Road in 1877. [2] The market was a popular attraction, with shoppers being entertained by street musicians.
Bon Marché Brixton: Established in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting. The store was the first purpose-built department store in London. Smith named his department store after the Au Bon Marche in Paris. Bought by Selfridge Provincial Stores in 1926 and subsequently acquired by John Lewis Partnership in 1940. 1877 1975 [55] [190] [241] Bon Marché ...
The first purpose-built department store, Bon Marché (Brixton), was opened on Brixton Road in 1877 and Electric Avenue was one of the first shopping arcades to have electric lighting. The now famous Brixton Market began in Atlantic Road and was moved to Station Road in the 1920s to ease traffic congestion.
Pratts was acquired by Brixton department store Bon Marché (Brixton) for £90,000 in 1919. [ 3 ] The Bon Marche group of three department stores, including Pratts, was bought by the Selfridge Provincial Stores group in 1926. [ 4 ]
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Le Bon Marché is a French department store. Bon Marché, from the French for "good value", may also refer to: Bonmarché, a British clothing store chain; Bon Marché (Brixton), a former department store in Brixton, London UK. The Bon Marché, a former Seattle, Washington-based chain of American department stores that was absorbed into Macy's
The building served as The Bon Marché's flagship store and was later operated by Macy's. Macy's sold the upper 6 levels of the flagship store in 2015 to Starwood Capital. That portion of the building was remodeled into a 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m 2) office complex for Amazon. Macy's remained on the lower two floors and in the basement. [3]