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Marshall Fields
Marshall Fields was a well-known Chicagoan. He became a mutimillionare by selling atomosphere, glamour, and class as much as selling clothing and shoes. His store was called Marshall Fields. His retail store was a few miles away from the city's bustling rail yards, slaughterhouses, and lumber yards. The size of the store made it the largest retail store on earth in the late 1800s. He first employed ninety thousand workers. Some workers worked operated elevators, rail road yards, slaughterhouses and lumber yards. He made a tea room for women to eat lunch in. He eventually added a nursery, writing room, library, ect. He created an urban refuge for middle and upperclass women. He did not cater to the commoner and working-class women. Field stocked his store with linin, silk scarves, imported Parisian gloves, Oriental rugs, and designer evening gowns. Later on, he designed a men's Marshall Fields at a different location. "Bundle Boys" would bring purchased goods to womens houses. 
Marshall Fields was a well-known Chicagoan. He became a mutimillionare by selling atomosphere, glamour, and class as much as selling clothing and shoes. His store was called Marshall Fields. His retail store was a few miles away from the city's bustling rail yards, slaughterhouses, and lumber yards. The size of the store made it the largest retail store on earth in the late 1800s. He first employed ninety thousand workers. Some workers worked operated elevators, rail road yards, slaughterhouses and lumber yards. He made a tea room for women to eat lunch in. He eventually added a nursery, writing room, library, ect. He created an urban refuge for middle and upperclass women. He did not cater to the commoner and working-class women. Field stocked his store with linin, silk scarves, imported Parisian gloves, Oriental rugs, and designer evening gowns. Later on, he designed a men's Marshall Fields at a different location. "Bundle Boys" would bring purchased goods to womens houses. 
