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Blockbuster Video – sold to Dish Network in 2011; all company-owned stores were closed January 12, 2014, but 1 franchise store remains open in Bend, Oregon. Bookstop; Borders Books – filed for bankruptcy in 2011; some locations purchased by Books-A-Million; borders.com website acquired by Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Scott-Burr Stores Corp. Scott-Burr Stores Corp. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Butler Brothers and owned and operated two chains: Scott Stores, 5 cent to one dollar stores, with 116 units at the end of 1938, and Burr Stores, with 19 locations in 1938, dry goods stores. Net profit in 1937 was $182,000 and in 1938 it was $103,000.
The Merchandise Mart (or the Merch Mart, or the Mart) is a commercial building located in downtown Chicago, Illinois.When it was opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m 2) of floor space.
Marshall Field & Company (commonly known as Marshall Field's) was an upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in the 19th century, it grew to become a large chain before Macy's, Inc acquired it in 2005. Its founder, Marshall Field, was a pioneering retail magnate.
Purchase price Purchase year Resale price Resale year Dunlap broadside: Flea market Pennsylvania, U.S. US$4 (equivalent to $9.83 in 2023) 1989: US$2,420,000 (equivalent to $5,413,516 in 2023) 1991 Ding bowl (Song Dynasty) Tag sale New York, U.S. US$3 (equivalent to $4.41 in 2023) 2007 US$2,200,000 (equivalent to $2,877,600 in 2023) 2013
Company overview. Starbucks was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market.During the early 1980s, they sold the company to Howard Schultz who—after a business trip to Milan, Italy—decided to convert the coffee bean store into a coffee shop serving espresso-based drinks.
The Shops at the Mart is a group of shops on the first two floors of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois. Its retailers serve two markets: convenience retail and dining for local employees and residents, [1] and Luxehome , [2] a collection of luxury retailers of kitchen and bath furnishings that complements the Mart's historic role as a ...
This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. Beer brewing companies based in Chicago (12 P) Drinking establishments in Chicago (1 C, 17 P) Restaurants in Chicago (4 C, 95 P)