Bloomingdale family
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The Bloomingdale family is an American retail dynasty best known for founding and developing the upscale department store chain Bloomingdale's.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
business family ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Macy's, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessFounded |
Bloomingdale's
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ladies’ Notions Shop (ancestor of Bloomingdale's) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessHeadquarteredIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessType | family-owned retail enterprise (historically) ⓘ |
| cityOfPrimaryActivity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfPrimaryActivity | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of American luxury retailing ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
fashion retail ⓘ |
| foundingMembers |
Joseph B. Bloomingdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyman G. Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBusinessLegacy | Bloomingdale's brand ⓘ |
| hasNotableDescendant |
Alfred S. Bloomingdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch |
Joseph B. Bloomingdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyman G. Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
innovative merchandising
ⓘ
trend-setting department store operations ⓘ |
| heritage | German-Jewish immigrant background ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfRise | late 19th century ⓘ |
| industry |
department stores
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American department store model ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fashion merchandising
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luxury department stores ⓘ upscale retailing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing Bloomingdale's department store chain
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founding Bloomingdale's ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alfred S. Bloomingdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph B. Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyman G. Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfSurname | Bloomingdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philanthropicActivity | support for cultural and charitable institutions in New York City ⓘ |
| reasonForAssociation | Bloomingdale's later became part of Macy's, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Bloomingdale's