A great article on Le Bon Marché department store in Paris, which was founded in 1852 and holds the title of the oldest and longest-running department store in the world:

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/le-bon-marche-paris-department-store/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3REDn0IGWLW2XAoB7G0cl80IefT2bZuozv0XWQxncur9GO9ei0x0Iy9xo