James Rosebery Smith

Standard Name: Smith, James Rosebery

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1877: Using proceeds won at horse racing, Mr James...

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1877

Using proceeds won at horse racing, Mr James Rosebery Smith set up a Bon Marché in Brixton; this was the first English enterprise set up explicitly as a department store.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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