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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in 1833 to help impoverished people living in the slums of Paris, France. [6] The primary figure behind the Society's founding was Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, a French lawyer, author, and professor in the Sorbonne.
Xavier Ruel and his wife moved to Paris in 1852 and Ruel started selling small items from carts around Paris and with the area around the Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall) being the area that earned the most he decided to open a store in the area and rented out the ground floor of a building on Rue de Rivoli and opened "Bazar Parisien".
The store was expanded again in 1872 with the help of the engineering firm of Gustave Eiffel, creator of the Eiffel Tower. [3] By Boucicaut's death in 1877 the stores income had risen from twenty million francs in 1870 to 72 million. After his death management of the store was taken over by his wife, Marguerite Boucicaut. [citation needed]
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Paris (1st arrondissement), France: Opening date: 1979, reconstruction by 2018: Owner: Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (mall), RATP (transit hub of Châtelet–Les Halles) No. of stores and services: 168: Total retail floor area: 60,000 square metres: Parking: 2,100 spaces: Public transit access: Châtelet Châtelet–Les Halles Les Halles: Website
Some shops sell secondhand goods. Often the public can also sell goods to such shops. In other cases, especially in the case of a nonprofit shop, the public donates goods to these shops, commonly known as thrift stores in the United States, charity shops in the United Kingdom, or op shops in Australia and New Zealand.
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Shelves in a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana A charity shop in Sheringham, UK. A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.