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:''For the former chain of American department stores, see [[The Bon Marché]]. bonmarché is also the name of a British clothing retail chain owned by [[Peacocks (retailer)|The Peacock Group plc]]. |
:''For the former chain of American department stores, see [[The Bon Marché]]. bonmarché is also the name of a British clothing retail chain owned by [[Peacocks (retailer)|The Peacock Group plc]]. |
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'''Le Bon Marché''' ("the good market", or "the good deal" in French) is the name of one of the most famous [[department store]]s in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It is regarded as '''the first department store in the world'''. The creator was Aristide Boucicaut. |
'''Le Bon Marché''' ("the good market", or "the good deal" in French) is the name of one of the most famous [[department store]]s in [[Paris]], [[France]]. It is regarded as '''the first department store in the world'''. However, this claim is more common myth than truth as [[Kendal Milne and Faulker]] opened a department store in [[Manchester]], [[England]] in 1835, predating the Le Bon Marché by three years. The creator was Aristide Boucicaut. |
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The store was founded as a small shop in [[Paris]] during 1838, and was a fixed-price department store from about 1850. It was a successful business, and a new building was constructed for the store by L. A. Boileau and [[Gustave Eiffel]] in 1876. |
The store was founded as a small shop in [[Paris]] during 1838, and was a fixed-price department store from about 1850. It was a successful business, and a new building was constructed for the store by L. A. Boileau and [[Gustave Eiffel]] in 1876. |
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Revision as of 14:50, 31 August 2007
- For the former chain of American department stores, see The Bon Marché. bonmarché is also the name of a British clothing retail chain owned by The Peacock Group plc.
Le Bon Marché ("the good market", or "the good deal" in French) is the name of one of the most famous department stores in Paris, France. It is regarded as the first department store in the world. However, this claim is more common myth than truth as Kendal Milne and Faulker opened a department store in Manchester, England in 1835, predating the Le Bon Marché by three years. The creator was Aristide Boucicaut.
The store was founded as a small shop in Paris during 1838, and was a fixed-price department store from about 1850. It was a successful business, and a new building was constructed for the store by L. A. Boileau and Gustave Eiffel in 1876.
External links
- Le Bon Marché official website (English version)
Recommended reading
The Bon Marché. Bourgeois Culture and the Department Store, 1869-1920, by Michael B. Miller - a history of the store; and Emile Zola's novel The Ladies' Paradise, based on the commercial life in Paris of the 1800s and on the family behind the successful Bon Marche department store, Aristide and Marguerite Boucicaut.
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