Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store
Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store

Author: Anthony M. Sammarco

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1467137901

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Author and historian Anthony Sammarco reveals the fascinating history of Boston's beloved Jordan Marsh. Jordan Marsh opened its first store in 1851 on Milk Street in Boston selling assorted dry goods. Following the Civil War, the store moved to Winthrop Square and later to Washington Street between Summer and Avon Streets. The new five-story building, designed by Winslow & Wetherell, unveiled the novel concept of department shopping under one roof. It attracted shoppers by offering personal service with the adage that the customer is always right, easy credit, art exhibitions and musical performances. By the 1970s, it had become a regional New England icon and the largest department store chain in the nation.

Jordan, Marsh Illustrated Catalog of 1891
Jordan, Marsh Illustrated Catalog of 1891

Author: Jordan, Marsh and Company

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Reproduction of rare catalog features over 1,000 late-Victorian articles of fashionable wearing apparel for men, women and children, plus other domestic articles. Royalty-free designs.

Filene's
Filene's

Author: Michael J. Lisicky

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738591580

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See how brothers Edward and Lincoln Filene brought fashion and entertainment to generations of Bostonians. It was regarded as the World's Largest Specialty Store. William Filene's Sons Company was founded in 1870 and brothers Edward and Lincoln Filene were revolutionaries who championed employee relations and innovative merchandising. In 1909, Edward organized and opened Filene's famous Automatic Bargain Basement, while Lincoln helped found the Federated Department Stores Company in March 1929. Filene's was a pioneer in branch-store development. In its heyday, the store hosted appearances by fashion designers, such as Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, and Pauline Trigère, in addition to celebrities, like Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gloria Swanson, and Gene Autry. A victim of retail consolidation, the flagship downtown Boston store closed its doors in 2006. Its building, designed by the internationally renowned architect Daniel Burnham, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012 and anxiously awaits its redevelopment. Now, you can see some of these historic photographs that come directly from the Filene Marketing Archives at the Boston Public Library.

Counter Cultures
Counter Cultures

Author: Susan Porter Benson

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780252012525

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"The luxurious appearance and handsome profits of American department stores from 1890 to 1940 masked a three-way struggle among saleswomen, managers, and customers for control of the selling floor. Counter Cultures explores the complex nature and contradictions of the conflict in an arena where class, gender, and the emerging culture of consumption all came together. Counter Cultures is a path-breaking and imaginative social history. Benson has made an original and sophisticated contribution to the study of the work process in the service sector. "-- Back cover.