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1953
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Establishment of Damart with Thermolactyl underwear.
First mail order catalogues sent out. |
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1957
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Opening of the first Damart store in Paris. |
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1966
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Extension of product ranges to include new articles:
 Socks/Hosiery,
Corsetry,
Ready-to-wear clothing. |
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1973
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After 20 years' of business, Damart has 1,250,000 customers and a network of 22 stores in France. |
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1976
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Went public, listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. |
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1979
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Establishment of Damart Japan. |
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1980
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The number of active customers in France exceeded the 2,000,000 mark. Damart articles distributed in 33 stores. |
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1985
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Establishment of the "Damart Group" with the acquisition of Somfy.
Damart SA became a holding company with two areas of business:
Clothing and personal articles (Damart).
Motors and controls for building shading and closure systems (Somfy). |
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1987
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Setup of new establishments to service the increased mail order activity, with a capacity of 50,000 parcels per day. |
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1993
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Establishment of a sub-holding company, DISA, to combine the foreign subsidiaries of the Damart activity (UK, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.). |
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1996
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Development of the lingerie range: association of Thermolactyl with silk, Lycra®, wool and cotton. |
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1998
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Launch of the new self-service concept for Damart stores with a customer advisory section. Extension of this concept to the entire network of stores in France and abroad. |
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2001
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Opening of the 62nd store in France. |
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2002
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Damart and Somfy became two independent branches.
Damart representing the clothing and personal articles activity, now called Damartex.
Damartex went public and was listed on the Paris Euronext second market on 3 July 2002. |
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2003 |
Damart's fiftieth anniversary.
130 stores in Europe and 10 million active customers in its catalogue files. |
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