[2] La Semeuse was created in 1913 by some of Dufayel's former employees, with a similar credit model.

[3] After making a small down-payment, the buyer could buy goods with the coupon, paying the rest later.

[3] The form of consumer credit provided by La Semeuse, Provident and others spread in France in the interwar period, in competition with credit arrangements offered by unions of retailers and with consumer finance companies backed by car and appliance manufacturers.

[8] Eventually the La Semeuse coupons were replaced by the Sofinco credit card.

[5] Sofinco was founded in 1951 by the Fédération nationale de l'ameublement (National Furniture Federation).

[11] As of 11 December 2000 the facades, roofs and public areas were listed on the inventory of historical monuments.