Allez Frères, A La Ménagère, and Grands Magasins du Louvre were three large department stores that flourished in 19th century Paris.

Allez Frères was a large quincaillerie — hardware store located at 1 Rue Saint-Martin from 1856 into the 1930s. They sold a wide range of hard goods: garden furniture, kitchen appliances for hotels and restaurants, furnaces and boilers, electric and gas lighting, cleaning equipment, household items, silverware and china, bathroom fixtures, and wine-making equipment… and that’s just from the 1878 catalog!