A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management, and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets, and many service categories, in many parts of the world. A franchise retail establishment is one form of chain store. In 2005, the world's largest retail chain, Walmart, became the world's largest corporation based on gross sales.
The Galeries Lafayette is an upmarket French department store chain. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates in a number of other locations in France and other countries. In 2009, Galeries Lafayette recorded earnings of over one billion euros. It is a part of the company Groupe Galeries Lafayette and has been a member of the International Association of department stores since 1960.
J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture was a Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based chain of hardware stores and furniture stores.
The Prix Sorcières is an annual literary prize awarded in France since 1986 to works of children's literature in a number of categories. The categories were renamed in 2018.
Place Versailles is a shopping centre located at the corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Highway 25 in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At more than 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) with 225 stores, it is one of the largest shopping centres on the island of Montreal. Its anchors are Canadian Tire, Maxi, Winners/HomeSense and Bureau en Gros.
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and historian. Her 2002 book, Farewell, My Queen, won the Prix Femina and was adapted into a 2012 film starring Diane Kruger and Léa Seydoux.
The year 2017 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2018 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2019 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2020 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The Prix Versailles is a set of annual architectural prizes given by the French-based World Prix Versailles Organization.
The Prix Femina étranger is a French literary award established in 1985. It is awarded annually to a foreign-language literary work translated into French.
René Frégni is a French novelist.
Christine Ferber is a French pastry chef and chocolatier, who co-owns La Maison Ferber in Niedermorschwihr, Alsace region of France. She sells over 200,000 jars of jam a year across the world.
The 5th edition of the Prix Versailles recognized 21 world winners in seven categories: campuses, passenger stations, sports, shops & stores, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants.
The 4th edition of the Prix Versailles recognized 12 world winners from amongst the 70 continental winners, in four categories: shops & stores, shopping malls, hotels, and restaurants.
The 3rd edition of the Prix Versailles recognized 12 world winners from amongst the 70 continental winners, in four categories: shops & stores, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants.
The 1st edition of the Prix Versailles recognized four projects located in France.
Paulina Morán is a Mexican interior architect and designer.
The 6th edition of the Prix Versailles recognized 24 world winners in eight categories: airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, shops & stores, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants.
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