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Marshall Field’s
American corporation
Also known as: Marshall Field & Company, Inc.
Marshall Field and Company Wholesale Store
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History & Society
- Date:
- 1865 - 2006
- Headquarters:
- Chicago
- Areas Of Involvement:
- retailing
- department store
- Related People:
- 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. In 2006 Marshall Field’s became part of the Macy’s chain and was renamed. The original store, P. Palmer & Co., was founded in 1852 by Chicago entrepreneur Potter Palmer. In 1865 Palmer invited Marshall Field (1834–1906) and Levi Zeigler Leiter (1834–1904) to form the retailing partnership of Field, Palmer & Leiter. Field took control ...(100 of 292 words)