Georges Dufayel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French businessman
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Georges Dufayel
- Georges Dufayel (1 January 1855 – 28 December 1916) was a Parisian retailer and businessman who popularized and expanded the practice of buying merchandise on credit (installment plans) 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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