Marshall Field's
The Store that Helped Build Chicago

Read about this book in the new Moody bio by Kevin Belmonte. The Moody book speaks very highly of the honesty of the Marshall Fields family and department store. I am reading Moody and Field books concurrently, which is quite interesting because they both take place, for the most part, in Chicago and......more

This was utterly fascinating! Marshall Field’s was a big part of Chicago, but I never realized just how big, and never knew anything of Marshall Field the person. Field was the reason the store was so wildly successful, and his business acumen sustained the brand long after his death (his successor......more

If you were born and raised in Chicago as I was, Marshall Field’s was THE place for quality, price and value. The store represented the credo of “Give the Woman Want She Wants” but also give the customer what they expect and more. Two wonderful places named after Marshall Fields ( The Field Museum)......more

I had bought this book for my mom because my great-grandmother used to work in the Walnut Room. Of course, I then had to read it too and became immersed in the nostalgia that was Marshall Field's. Such a good read however it did make me sad to remember what time has changed and what businesses/ econ......more

This is a nice look back at a bygone Era. Department stores are unfortunately going away due to the internet. There are so many aspects of department store shopping that you cannot get on the internet. Personal attention from a salesperson is the biggest loss but also just the social aspect as well.......more