Marshall Field's Store State Street (Chicago)

Description: At Marshall Field's stores, the guest is always first. This guest-focused approach has inspired millions of shoppers ... more

Marshall Field's Store State Street (Chicago) ... across the Midwest and beyond to look to Marshall Field's for fashion leadership, superb guest service and a commitment to community involvement.

Newest Review: ... the glass dome, you'll see mosaics with such stunning vibrancy you'd think they were put in yesterday and not a century ago. The overall feeling is one of elegance, which when I was young, also felt a touch old-fashioned. However, it's since had an overhaul and the last time I was there all the old-fashioned parts have been eliminated with more modern colours which enhance rather than detract ... more

... from the feeling of an old-world style. You should know that Marshall Field was a retail innovator. He truly believed that shopping should be a pleasure, and did all he could to turn the shopping drudgery of the women of Chicago into an experience t...more

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Marshall Field's Store State Street (Chicago): Marshall Field's IS Chicago - Hope it stays that way! (2116 words)
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The flagship store of Marshall Field's on State Street is an experience that few should miss when visiting Chicago. As the advert from the 1970s says "Marshall Field's IS Chicago". For well over 150 years Marshall Field's has stood for excellence in retail shopping, as the first Mr. Field believed that women should take pleasure in the drudgery of shopping. He believed that his employees should "give the woman what she wants" - the precursor to "the customer is always right", and he also instated the first ever return policy. Field's is Chicago and the world's first department store is the cornerstone of that great ... Read the complete review

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