 In 1969-74, Baron François Vaxelaire engineers a fusion of GB, Innovation and BM as GIB.Inno was a previously independent Belgian department store chain that was taken over (it's currently owned by Galeria Kaufhof).In 1997, the first "GB Express" is opened in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, in the same year, "Super GB Partner" and "Contact GB" are created.