Georges Dufayel

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1855 – 1916

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Who was Georges Dufayel?

Georges Dufayel was a Parisian retailer and businessman who popularized and expanded the practice of buying merchandise on credit and purchasing from catalogues. He is mainly remembered as the founder of the Grands Magasins Dufayel, a large and opulent department store in the Goutte d'Or district of Paris that sold household furnishings. It closed in 1930, but the building, somewhat modified, still stands.

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Born
Jan 1, 1855
Died
Dec 28, 1916

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on July 23, 2013

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