Luxury Department Stores
Since the uprising of the 'luxury brand' in the 1800s, department stores dedicated to selling all major luxury brands have popped up in most major cities around the world. Le Bon Marche located in Paris, France is credited for being one of the first of its kind, but also Marshall Field's, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Saks Fifth Avenue, David Jones, KaDeWe and Harrods are seen as some of the most influential and historical. Most big fashion houses & jewelers from Chanel to Tiffany & Co. have boutiques located inside these massive stores.
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—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
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The praisings of fiddles and flutes,
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“Piles of gold are not as good as stores of grain.”
—Chinese proverb.