Philadelphia's Strawbridge & Clothier : From Our Family to Yours.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butterworth, Meg.

Series:

Landmarks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strawbridge & Clothier--History.

Department stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

Become Part of the Store Family From its flagship store on Market Street in the heat of Philadelphia, Strawbridge & Clothier strove to meet the needs of its customers for over a century. Built on a foundation of integrity and character, the store and its founders, Justus Strawbridge and Isaac Clothier, made sure the customer was always right and the price just. The department store later branched out to nearby New Jersey and Delaware in the mid to late Twentieth Century. At the time of its sale in 1996, Strawbridge & Clothier was the oldest department store in the country with continuous family ownership. Author Margaret Strawbridge Butterworth charts the history of Philadelphia's Strawbridge & Clothier through vivid stories from past employees and customers alike as she invites readers to join the "store family."

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. A Store Is Born

2. A Growing Family, Part I: Becoming a Department Store in a New Age

3. A Growing Family, Part II: A New Structure and a New Generation

4. A Growing Family, Part III: Eighth and Market and Beyond

5. Food, Glorious Food!

6. All in the Family

7. A Well-Oiled Machine

8. The Holidays at S&amp

C

9. Love and Marriage: A Selection of S&amp

C and Clover Romances

10. Responding to Changing Times

11. The End of an Era

12. Gone but Not Forgotten

13. Stockton

Postscript

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography of Images

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4396-7769-7

OCLC:

1403155682