Max Théret
Max Théret | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1913 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 February 2009 (aged 96) |
| Occupation(s) | Political activist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Fnac |
Max Théret (6 January 1913 – 25 February 2009) was the co-founder of
.Political career
Before the rise of the extreme right, Max Théret often engaged with street battles against French
Stalinists during the years following the death of Vladimir Lenin and the intense power struggle between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky
.
Between 1936 and 1939, Max Théret joined the battle against Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. After which he returned to France, where he met with Trotsky who was in exile, and became his informal bodyguard.
During the Second World War he fought for the French army, and joined the resistance during the Occupation, helping to distribute leftist newspapers.
Forming of Fnac
Théret had a passion for photography which originally began in 1932. When hunted by the
PTT
telephone company, he founded Economie Nouvelle, a buying group that arranged discounts for members on products sold through participating merchants.
In 1953, he met
Recommended Retail Price, sparking protests and a law in 1982 that limited the level of discounts that could be offered on books.[3]
He left the company in 1981.
Sources
- FNAC World Retail Congress Hall of Fame Biographies
- The Times: Max Théret: French businessman and founder of the FNAC stores
References
- ^ Histoire de l'extrême gauche trotskiste: De 1929 à nos jours - chapter 40 - Frédéric Charpier - editions 1 - 2002
- ^ "Fnac". FundingUniversity. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Biographies". World Retail Congress. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
