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Rowland Hussey Macy Sr. (August 30, 1822 – March 29, 1877) was an American businessman who founded the department store chain Macy's.
Dec 18, 2023 · Rowland Hussey Macy, born on August 30, 1822, on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, was a pioneer in American retail. He was the fourth child in a Quaker family and grew up in an environment rich with maritime traditions.
Macy’s department store, founded by Nantucket native Rowland Hussey Macy, was the first modern department store in the United States, and, at one point, the world’s largest. It was also among the first to employ a female executive, something that’s still rare in retail today.
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It has been a sister brand to the Bloomingdale's department store chain since being acquired by holding company Federated Department Stores in 1994, which renamed itself Macy's, Inc. in 2007.
Learn how R.H. Macy, a former whaler and shopkeeper, founded one of the world's largest retailers in 1851 in New York City. Discover his innovative sales and advertising practices, his legacy of 'firsts' and milestones, and his connection to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
When Rowland Hussey Macy was born on 30 August 1822, in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John C Macy, was 36 and his mother, Eliza Myrick, was 32. He married Louisa Houghton on 29 August 1844, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Rowland Hussey Macy Sr. was an American businessman who founded the department store chain Macy's.
