22 December, 2005

More on Marshall Field's

I didn't mean for my post yesterday to be about Marshall Fields, but found another reason why perhaps the name and entity should be preserved:

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Through its 153 year history, Marshall Field's has changed the way we build, the way we socialize, and, of course, the way we shop. Its flagship store--the first and most famous of its kind--is a world-famous attraction and paved the way for department stores worldwide: Wanamaker's in Philadelphia, Filene's of Boston, Macy's of New York, and Selfridge's in London, to name just a few. Marshall Field's track record of innovation over its century-and-a-half of existence is impossible to ignore. Beginning with its rise from a local merchant to a major power following the Great Chicago Fire the 1870s, from opening the first full-line branch department store ever in 1929, and continuing through the groundbreaking 2003 renovation (culminating in another first: a Vertical fashion show) of its flagship store on State Street."

Comments:
Well, I don't think that particular piece was written to persuade. It was soliciting signatures and stories about why to "keep it Field's," and I suppose if you don't have a story, you just don't sign.

I'm as boggled as you that I'm talking about this subject.
 
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