Bloomingdale's is a chain of upscale American department stores owned by Macy's, Inc., which is also the parent company of Macy's. Bloomingdale's has 36 stores nationwide, with annual sales of $1.9 billion dollars. It is at the same average price level with Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom, and slightly below that of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Barneys New York. A division of a business entity is a portion of that business that operates under a different name. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... This article is about the former Federated Department Stores, parent company of Macys. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... This article is about the former Federated Department Stores, parent company of Macys. ... This article is about the R.H. Macy & Co. ... Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ... This is the page for the department store. ... Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ... Categories: Stub | Retail companies of the United States ... Barneys New York is a chain of upscale department stores. ...

History

Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The pair were sons of Benjamin Bloomingdale, a salesman who had lived in North Carolina and Kansas, and settled in New York City. The brothers opened their East Side Bazaar in 1872, selling a variety of garments and European fashions. As the store and its success grew, it moved in 1886 to 59th Street and Lexington Avenue, anticipating and capitalizing on the northern movement of New York's upper and middle classes. By the 1920s, the store covered the entire city block. For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Categories: Manhattan neighborhoods | Stub ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 59th st. ... Lexington Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street. ...

Its most famous location is still the Manhattan flagship store located on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to New York City in the 1970s, traffic had to be reversed on Lexington Avenue so the Queen could exit her vehicle on its right side and enter the store by its main entrance. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...

In 1961, the company started marketing itself with designer shopping bags. Bloomingdale's is known for its iconic "Brown Bag," prominently labeled in three sizes: "Little," "Medium,", and "Big," which was the first to debut, in 1973. The bags were designed by Michael Vollbracht, the current designer for Bill Blass Couture. Michael Vollbracht, born 1947 in Quincy, Illinois, is head designer of Bill Blass Limited. ...

Bloomingdale's has expanded slowly from its New York base, moving into Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts in the 1970s; Pennsylvania, Texas (which did well upon opening but closed because of Chapter 11 bankcruptcy)^[1], Florida, and Chicago in the 1980s; and establishing a presence in California in 1996 with four stores. After several years of struggling at understanding the merchandise needs of the California market, it has recently begun refocusing on the state with high profile openings in 2006 and 2007 in San Francisco, San Diego, and Costa Mesa. The San Francisco and Costa Mesa units were among the most successful openings in the chain's history. For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

The company has carefully targeted affluent, densely populated areas in which to locate its stores.

Current, future, and former locations

Main article: List of Bloomingdale's locations

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Labor Dispute & Controversies

Bloomingdale's--as well as Macy's--parent company, Macy's, Inc., is involved in a labor dispute regarding maquila workers in Guatemala. Workers in the Sitracima union allege intimidation and union-busting at their CimaTextiles factory.^[2] On 2 June 2007, a student protest at the downtown Seattle Macy's and Talbots caused unwarranted disruptions for shoppers. This article is about the former Federated Department Stores, parent company of Macys. ... A maquiladora (or maquila) is a factory, the majority of which are located in Mexican border towns, that imports materials and equipment on a duty- and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing. ... Sitracima is the first union to form in the maquila sector in Guatemala. ... Talbots (NYSE: TLB) is a Massachusetts clothing retailer established in 1947. ...

Because it is part of Macy's, Inc., Bloomingdale's has also been the subject of a consumer boycott in response to the conversion of Marshall Field's stores to Macy's. The grassroots group FieldsFansChicago.org says the boycott will remain in effect until Marshall Field's is restored as a unique store separate from Macy's and Bloomingdale's.^[3]

Photo gallery

Bloomingdale's flagship store on Lexington Avenue in New York Image File history File links Size of this preview: 795 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1923 × 1450 pixel, file size: 772 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The flagship store of the Bloomingdales department store chain on Lexington Avenue in New York City. ...

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References

1. ^ "Bloomingdale Plans Cuts", New York Times, June 6, 1990. 
2. ^ The struggle of the women, and of the Seattle students who work in solidarity with them, is documented at http://maquilaemergency.blogspot.com/
3. ^ Interview on CBS2 Morning News (Chicago), September 7, 2006 and http://www.fieldsfanschicago.org

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External links

• Bloomingdale's Official Website
• Bloomingdale's Happening in San Francisco Website
• FieldsFansChicago.org Website

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