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What is the central theme of "Social Space, Technology, and Consumer Culture at the Grands Magasin Dufayel."?
How did Dufayal get his start in the retail sector?
Who were the Grand Magasin Dufayal's desired customers?
What is the central theme of "Constructing the Retail Monument: The Parisian Department Store and its Property, 1855-1914"?
What bright idea did Dufayal have to help advertise his store in 1898?
Dufayal placed a large emphasis on the culture of the stores. In what ways was this culture promoted?
Explain the importance of the architectural design of the Grands Magasin Dufayel
Describe the new kind of urban space the Grand Magasin Dufayal created
In nineteenth-century France, was it better to rent or buy commercial enterprises?
In contrast to other businesses at the time, Dufayal embraced mass production. In what way did this contribute to his success?
What is the purpose of the atrium in some Parisian department stores?
Why was the Grands Magasin Dufayel successful?
What conditions was the Grand Magasin Dufayal looking for when deciding to operate business?
In addition to its retail side, these department stores functioned as a social space. Do you think retail spaces today function in a similar way?
How were the commercial businesses in Paris able to circumnavigate the governments regulations around commerce?
Were Dufayal's store's precursors to modern day malls, and if so in what ways are they similar?
These buildings were labelled as something like department stores, however, they had a larger role in society. Discuss what these roles were.
Discuss the credit system Dufayal implemented and how it affected his overall business success.
Discuss how the prestige or size of the Grands Magasin Dufayel was important to its success.
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Discuss the overall influence these department stores have had on modern-day commercial spaces.