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Marshall Field & Company (commonly known as Marshall Field's) was an upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in the 19th century, it grew to become a large chain before Macy's, Inc acquired it in 2005. Its founder, Marshall Field, was a pioneering retail magnate.
Feb 1, 2024 · Marshall Field created the namesake store that was one of Chicago’s jewels. Field’s became Macy’s, and its value now is as the kind of real estate play that led to the extinction of stores like Sears and Kmart. By Lynn Becker. Feb 1, 2024, 12:30pm PDT. The long decline of Macy’s in Chicago, now a shell of a once-great department store. Pocket.
Marshall Field. Marshall Field’s, former department store chain whose flagship store on State Street in Chicago was for a time the largest in the world, comprising 73 acres of floor space and having larger book, china, shoe, and toy departments than any other department store of its time.
Marshall Field, 1905, PD. Marshall Field was born in 1834 on a Massachusetts farm. After working as a clerk in a general store, he went to Chicago at the age of 19 to make his fortune.
Dec 19, 2016 · For Generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field’s Meant Business, and Christmas. The midwestern mainstay transformed commerce into a communal holiday spectacle. Leslie Goddard, Zócalo Public...
May 21, 2018 · Marshall Field, a pioneer in the retail industry, founded what grew to become the world's largest department store. His innovative ideas and readiness to explore new ways of servicing retail customers distinguished Field from so many other merchants.
Dec 14, 2016 · The Marshall Field & Co. archival collection comprises nearly one thousand boxes. Throughout its history, Field’s was conscious of its role as a leading US retailer, so it retained company records; catalogues, advertisements, and other promotional items; records from its subsidiaries; internal communications; and thousands of photographs.
