The Rise of Department Stores in Paris and London (1850–1914)

1. Harrods expands from a grocer into a multi-department store

   Jan 1, 1849Labels: Harrods

   • Britannica

2. Le Bon Marché launches modern department-store model

   Jan 1, 1852Labels: Le Bon, Aristide Boucicaut

   • Le Bon March
   • Le Bon March

3. Haussmann’s rebuilding reshapes Paris shopping districts

   Jan 1, 1853Labels: Baron Haussmann, Paris Boulevards

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Les Galeries du Louvre opens near the Louvre

   Jan 1, 1855Labels: Les Galeries

   • Louvre Saint Honor

5. Whiteleys starts in Bayswater, early London department-store form

   Jan 1, 1863Labels: Whiteleys, William Whiteley

   • Whiteleys
   • Whiteleys

6. Printemps opens on Boulevard Haussmann

   Nov 3, 1865Labels: Printemps, Boulevard Haussmann

   • Groupe Printemps
   • Printemps

7. Le Bon Marché commissions a purpose-built iron-framed store

   Jan 1, 1869Labels: Le Bon, Louis-Auguste Boileau

   • Le Bon March

8. Electric lighting and elevators change the in-store experience

   Jan 1, 1874Labels: Electric lighting, Elevators

   • Printemps
   • Britannica

9. Liberty opens in London, linking retail to global trade and design

   May 15, 1875Labels: Liberty, Arthur Lasenby

   • BIFMO
   • Liberty

10. Galeries Lafayette begins and targets the new Paris shopping center

    Jan 1, 1894Labels: Galeries Lafayette, Th ophile

    • Galeries Lafayette
    • IADS

11. Purpose-built flagship buildings define the early-1900s department store

    Jan 1, 1905Labels: Flagship buildings, Harrods

    • Britannica

12. Selfridges opens on Oxford Street, intensifying London competition

    Mar 15, 1909Labels: Selfridges, Oxford Street

    • London Museum
    • Selfridges

13. Galeries Lafayette completes its landmark dome

    Jan 1, 1912Labels: Galeries Lafayette, landmark dome

    • Galeries Lafayette

14. World War I halts the 1850–1914 expansion era

    Jul 28, 1914Labels: World War

    • Britannica