The American merchant Marshall Field (1834-1906) established one of America's first innovative wholesale and retail dry-goods businesses.The son of a farmer, Marshall Field was born near Conway, Mass....
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Macy's Inc. is turning to star power this holiday season to fight disappointing sales and resistance to its takeover of local department stores.Macy's launched star-packed ads featuring celebrities...
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Celebrities regularly launch their own clothing, perfume or sneaker lines, but just how involved do they actually get in the design and production of those products? Tina Knowles, who recently co-f...
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Macy's Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings fell 77 percent as it continues to be hurt by costs from its takeover of a former rival along with lower sales. It also warned that third...
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Federated Department Stores Inc. reported strong fourth-quarter profits Tuesday and said it will change its name to Macy's Group Inc. But the department store operator _ still struggling to integra...
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Mitchell Street was the bustling heart of Milwaukee's blue collar Polish neighborhood when 12-year-old Milt Pivar started working at Goldmann's department store.He worked his way up from a stock bo...
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Flashes of intense envy are inevitable when you’re reading about the personal palaces and larger-than-life inhabitants of 740 Park Avenue. The walls of your cramped walk-up close in on you in...
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The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, by Corinne May Botz. The Monacelli Press, 223 pages, $35.
The book I'm talking about here is, hands down, the weirdest of the year just ended. Start with...
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Marshall Field
Starry holiday key to Macy's turnaround
