Bloomingdale's is an upscale department store owned by Federated Department Stores, which is also the owner of Macy's. Bloomingdale's has 36 stores nationwide, with annual sales of $1.9 billion dollars.
Its most famous store is the Manhattan flagship store located on 59th Street and Third Avenue, with entrances at both Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
Bloomingdale's is especially known for its iconic bag, labeled "The Brown Bag" by the chain; the name is prominently featured on the bags themselves.
Bloomingdale Demographics - As of the census of 2000, there are 21,675 people, 8,219 households, and 5,662 families residing in the village.
Bloomingdale boasts one of the midwest's largest pet sanctuaries, offers an array of social services through local township offices and programs, and maintains a community-wide tree-planting program (Bloomingdale was recognized as a "Tree City USA" in 1996 by the National Arbor Day Foundation) and an on-going agenda for improvement of Village services.
Attesting to its strong residential growth, Bloomingdale was one of DuPage County's fastest-growing communities in terms of building permits issued for single-family and multi-family housing from 1990 to 1995.
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