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  2. Department store - Wikipedia

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    One of the first department stores may have been Bennett's in Derby, first established as an ironmonger (hardware shop) in 1734. [7] It still stands to this day, trading in the same building. However, the first reliably dated department store to be established, was Harding, Howell & Co., which opened in 1796 on Pall Mall, London. [8]

  3. Then & Now: The 164-year history of America's oldest ...

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    Macy's got its start as America's first department store before the Civil War, and with all the ups and downs of the last 160+ years, the brand still lives on today.

  4. History of retail - Wikipedia

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    The Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the department store in the 19th century reformed modern retail. Early department stores functioned as cultural centres where consumers could congregate and seek entertainment. Mail order catalogues also became popular. In 1954, the first modern shopping mall, Northland Mall, opened in the United ...

  5. ZCMI - Wikipedia

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    The store was established by a vote from the Council of Fifty, an early organization in the LDS Church. The President of the store would often also be President of the LDS, with Harold Harper Bennett being the first President of the store to not also hold the LDS office. In 1990, ZCMI opened its first concept store called ZCMI II.

  6. Neiman Marcus - Wikipedia

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    Neiman Marcus is an American department store chain founded in 1907 in Dallas, Texas by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband Abraham Lincoln Neiman. Since 2024 it has been owned by Saks Global , the American division of the Hudson's Bay Company .

  7. Aristide Boucicaut - Wikipedia

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    In 1848, the Petit Saint-Thomas closed. Boucicaut had made the acquaintance of Paul Videau, who owned a nearby variety store called Au Bon Marché Videau.He became Videau's partner, and put his new novel ideas of marketing to work; buying in bulk and selling with very low profit margins; fixed prices; allowing the customers to browse and touch the clothing; seasonal sales; reduced prices on ...

  8. How a World-Famous Department Store Became a Must-Visit Hotel

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    Boswells department store was an Oxford fixture since 1738. Today, the building where it last stood has become The Store, a smart, charming new hotel. Courtesy The Store

  9. Shopping center - Wikipedia

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    The suburban shopping center concept evolved further with larger open-air shopping centers anchored by major department stores. The first was a center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania later named Suburban Square, when the Philadelphia department store Strawbridge & Clothier opened a four-story, 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m 2) [45] branch there on May 12, 1930.