Le Bon Marché ("the good market", or "the good deal" in French; French pronunciation: [lə bɔ̃ maʁʃe]) is the name of one of the best known department stores in Paris, France. It is regarded by most historians as the "first department store in the world". Although this can depend on the definition of 'department store', it may have had the first specially designed building for a store in Paris. The founder was Aristide Boucicaut.