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The Marshall Fields Company was established in 1881. It has since came to be one of the most significant department stores of the era.
“For nearly a century the store has held a commanding position in Chicago’s shopping life, and its importance as an institution cannot be exaggerated, even by so apocryphal a story as the now historic remark credited to one of the city’s matrons, who exclaimed upon hearing the news of Pearl Harbor: “Nothing is left anymore – except, thank God, Marshall Fields!” (John Tebbel, The Marshall Fields: A Study of Wealth)
For years people have looked to Marshall Fields for quantity and quality. The store has a history for going great lengths to please the customers, and is often credited with developing the slogan, “The customer is always right.”
“It was the first to open a dining room restaurant and the first to offer bridal registry. In addition, the store has established many lines of exclusive private-label merchandise, including our world-famous Frango chocolates, and departments devoted to exquisite antique furniture, silver and jewelry”
It is tradition for Chicagoans to look forward to Marshall Fields during the holiday season. It is famous for it’s extravagant window displays and the Great Tree Lighting.
There were over 70 Marshall Fields Stores located in
“Architecturally, the Marshall Field’s Chicago State Street Store is without peer. The Tiffany Dome is the largest glass mosaic of its kind and the first dome ever built in iridescent glass. The Great Clock at the corner of State and