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Marie-Louise Jaÿ

French entrepreneur (1838-1925) · France · Founders · Died at 87

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Marie-Louise Jaÿ was a French businesswoman who started work as a shop girl. With her husband Ernest Cognacq she created the La Samaritaine store in Paris, which grew into a chain of large department stores.

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Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Marie-Louise Jaÿ was a French businesswoman who started work as a shop girl. With her husband Ernest Cognacq she created the La Samaritaine store in Paris, which grew into a chain of large department stores. Innovations included good lighting, clearly marked fixed prices, and allowing customers to pick out their own clothes and try them on before buying. The couple were active in philanthropic work, and gave out bonuses for large families during the population crisis that followed World War I (1914-18).

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Country
France
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1838 to 1925 · aged 87

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