CHICAGO — Two-and-a-half-dozen moving Christmas window display figures from the historic Chicago retailer, Marshall Field’s, are now up for auction. Potter & Potter Auctions is now live with 30 of the ...

In the days before cyber shopping, trips to malls were necessary to get gifts and Marshall Field’s a luxurious break from the ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since anyone bought anything at a Marshall Field’s store, but the retailer still lives large in the Chicago area conscience. The department store founded in the late 1800s ...

For a man who would go on to amass a great fortune from his elegant department store, Marshall Field had humble beginnings. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Beneath the Salvation Army bonnet, the woman’s cheeks are too pink — as if she needs to come in out of the State Street cold. And her blue eyes express the pleading weariness of someone whose work ...

The idea that "the customer is always right" wasn’t always a given. But Marshall Field embedded that into his business model in order to gain customer loyalty. Chicago Stories is available to stream ...

Macy’s on State Street is honoring its Marshall Field’s heritage by renaming the Walnut Room to "The Marshall Field’s Walnut Room" and unveiling a commemorative plaque. This year’s Great Tree features ...

Generations have ordered it. It hasn’t changed—and that’s the point. In 1907, the Marshall Field’s in downtown Chicago added a feature shoppers had never seen in a department store before—a restaurant ...

Our travels took us to the Windy City recently to celebrate a milestone event in our marriage. To better understand one of America’s great cities and its origin, we took a walking tour of the city. I ...

Matt Sarosy, store manager at Macy’s on State Street, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the renaming of their iconic restaurant to the Marshall Field’s Walnut Room, the shopping, the windows, ...

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